of, pertaining to, by, or dependent upon inference
Derived forms
inferentially
adverb
Word origin
[1650–60; ‹ ML inferenti(a) inference + -al1]This word is first recorded in the period 1650–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: agency, backhand, burlesque, profile, romantic
Examples of 'inferential' in a sentence
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But do we need the inferential loop?
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
It contrasts with the ostensive-inferential model that characterizes human communication.
The Times Literary Supplement (2015)
Many philosophers also think there are senses and that they are determined by inferential roles.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
But reporters can now put together and rely on an inferential case that a person is a crime boss.
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Her first account of kinesic response asserts that it is the result of an inferential process.
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Since inferential relations do not fix truth and reference, meaning has not been adequately tied to the language-independent world.