INFERENTIAL

inferential

(adjective) based on interpretation; not directly expressed

inferential

(adjective) derived or capable of being derived by inference

illative, inferential

(adjective) resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference; “an illative conclusion”; “inferential reasoning”

inferential

(adjective) of reasoning; proceeding from general premisses to a necessary and specific conclusion

inferential, illative

(adjective) relating to or having the nature of illation or inference; “the illative faculty of the mind”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

inferential (comparative more inferential, superlative most inferential)

Of, pertaining to, or derived using inference.

Synonym: illative

Source: Wiktionary


In`fer*en"tial, a.

Definition: Deduced or deducible by inference. "Inferential proofs." J. S. Mill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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