inference
/ˈɪn.fɚ.əns/ noun B2- The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
- That which is inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.
- Output generated by a trained machine learning model as it applies learned patterns to new data.
- An instance or example of this, such as a prediction, classification, decision, etc.
Plural inferences
From the library
“Surely the inference is plain.”
But the quick inference, the subtle trap, the clever forecast of coming events, the triumphant vindication of bold theories—are these not the pride and the justification of our life’s work?
Douglas’s first wife, and it would surely not be too far-fetched an inference that the V.V.
“On entering the house this last inference was confirmed.
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