inferential

American  

[in-fuh-ren-shuhl] / ˌɪn fəˈrɛn ʃəl /

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, by, or dependent upon inference.

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inferential British  

/ ˌɪnfəˈrɛnʃəl /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or derived from inference

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Other Word Forms

• inferentially adverb
• noninferential adjective
• noninferentially adverb
• uninferential adjective
• uninferentially adverb

Etymology

Origin of inferential

1650–60; < Medieval Latin inferenti ( a ) inference + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Due to the tension between inferential learning and privacy concerns, there is ultimately a societal question of which is more important in which contexts.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2024

The intervention incorporates comprehension strategy instruction in both reading and math, focusing and decoding, phonological awareness, vocabulary development, inferential thinking, contextualized learning and numeracy.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024

The claimants' lawyer, David Sherborne, told the court on Wednesday that the case against MGN was "inferential", stressing that phone-hacking and other unlawful information gathering was a covert practice.

From Reuters • Jun. 28, 2023

All of this effectively forced the prosecution to build an inferential case against Mr. Tarrio and the other four defendants, three of whom were also leaders of the group.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2023

The theoretically more interesting field of inferential statistics uses probability theory to make predictions, to estimate important characteristics of a population, and to test the validity of hypotheses.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos