Illative and Illation

Illative

Illative adjective - Relating to or having the nature of illation or inference.
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Illation and illative are semantically related in reason topic. In some cases you can use "Illation" instead a noun "Illative".

Illation

Illation noun - 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.

Illative and illation are semantically related in reason topic. You can use "Illative" instead a noun "Illation".
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