inferring

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noun

The act of one who infers something; the drawing of an inference.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of infer
nouninferring (plural inferrings)

plural inferrings

  1. The act of one who infers something; the drawing of an inference.

    But since, according to Ryle, inferrings and intuitings are not distinct mental 'processes' at all, it seems to follow that counting, multiplying, etc., cannot be complex mental processes built up out of them.

    2015, Jacob Joshua Ross, The Appeal to the Given: A Study in Epistemology, page 141

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APA

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MLA

“inferring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inferring. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inferring,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inferring.

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