Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inference

/ˈɪn.fɚ.əns/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: in-fer-ence
IPA: /ˈɪn.fɚ.əns/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.

Uncountable

noun

That which is inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.

Countable

noun

Output generated by a trained machine learning model as it applies learned patterns to new data.

Uncountable

noun

An instance or example of this, such as a prediction, classification, decision, etc.

Countable

Example Sentences

"A key part of McCarthy’s argument, as made in other settings, such as a Larry King evening news show and on a now-infamous Oprah episode, focuses on the fact that children receive more vaccines now than ever before, which she believes corresponds with a rise in autism rates. However, as scientists and others who reject fallacious inferences point out, correlation is not causation."

Etymology

From Latin inferentia. Morphologically infer + -ence.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: inferentia
Suffix: infer

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɪn.fɚ.əns/
British English: /ˈɪn.fə.ɹəns/

Usage

Inflected Forms

inferences (plural) inferrence (alternative, misspelling)

Derived Forms

inferencing inferential macroinference microinference misinference

Phrases

inference rule inference to the best explanation type inference

Synonyms

determination illation verdict award censure choice opinion conclusion decision deduction ergotism inference

Questions

How do you pronounce inference?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪn.fɚ.əns/.
What does inference mean?: The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
Where does inference come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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