inference

An idea you decide is true because of facts or signs you have noticed.

• That is a reasonable inference.
• She drew several inferences from the report.
• Your inference is not supported by the evidence.

How to use it: draw an inference from something (We drew an inference from the sudden change in prices.); the inference that… (His silence supports the inference that he knew the truth.)

Similar words: conclusion, deduction

Common phrases: draw an inference, reasonable inference, false inference

The process of using facts or signs to work out something that is not directly stated.

• The answer requires inference.
• We learn about her feelings by inference.
• Logical inference helps researchers connect the evidence.

Similar words: reasoning, deduction

Common phrases: logical inference, by inference, process of inference

The results a trained computer model produces when it examines new information.

• The model's inference appears on screen.
• We stored the inference for later analysis.
• The software compares inference with the correct answers.

Similar words: model output

Common phrases: model inference, inference output, inference results

One prediction, decision, or other result produced by a trained computer model.

• Each inference includes a confidence score.
• The model generated three inferences for these images.
• One incorrect inference marked the message as spam.

Similar words: model result

Common phrases: a single inference, each inference, batch of inferences