inferential Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adjective relating to or having the nature of illation or inference
   illative.
   
   • the illative faculty of the mind
2. adjective satellite of reasoning; proceeding from general premisses to a necessary and specific conclusion
   
3. adjective satellite resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference
   illative.
   
   • an illative conclusion
   • inferential reasoning
4. adjective satellite derived or capable of being derived by inference
   
5. adjective satellite based on interpretation; not directly expressed
   

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