Etymology

inference

in·fer·ence
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Today it means: The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction. Full definition →

Latin inferentia
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  1. Latin · borrowed frominferentia
  2. English todayinference

From Latin inferentia. Morphologically infer + -ence.

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