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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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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