Thesaurus results for INFERENCE

inference

noun

ˈin-f(ə-)rən(t)s

as in deduction

an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning that seems like a reasonable inference, but in this case it happens to be incorrect

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Recent Examples of inference Following animals inherently required observation and inference; what was pursuing a trail if not testing a hypothesis? —

Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024 Goldman Sachs analyst Toshiya Hari raised his price target on Nvidia last week, citing optimism that Nvidia can grab more business from AI inference , or when an AI model is fed new data and makes a prediction or solves a task based on its training. —

Brian Evans, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024 Lawmakers should have known this could be interpreted to criminalize a great deal of political speech that relies on effective overstatement, hyperbole, and comical inference. —

The Editors, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024 These approaches are always going to be insufficient for providing unbiased answers because they aren’t designed to make big-picture inferences. —

Niven R. Narain, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for inference

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Trump’s signature tax law capped the value of that deduction at $10,000, regardless of marital status.

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
If the suit is connected to the defendant's business, a tax deduction should be non-controversial.

Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024