noun

inference

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noun

A conclusion reached by reasoning from evidence rather than being told directly.

"It was a reasonable inference that the delay was caused by the strike."

"Good detectives are skilled at drawing inferences from small details."

In computing, the output a trained AI model produces when applying what it learned to new data.

"The chip is optimised for fast inference rather than training models."

How to Use Inference

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA conclusion you draw from evidence, or (in tech) the answer an AI model gives once it's been trained.

Common pairings

draw an inference a reasonable inference model inference

inferences plural

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It was a reasonable _____ that the delay was caused by the strike.

From Latin inferentia, from infer + -ence.

hence fence Pence whence thence Spence absence science silence defence essence Terence