Word
illation, n.
(illations)
the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
<noun.cognition>
freq. cnt.: 6
freq. cnt.: 6
illation
inference
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
inferential
inferential
inferential
infer
infer
infer
semantic pointers
hypernym
reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
hyponym
analogy
corollary
derivation
implication, deduction, entailment
extrapolation
presumption