Induction and Inference

Induction

Induction noun - An opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning.
Usage example: the urbanologist's controversial induction that a thriving bohemian community is vital to a city's economic health
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Synonyms for Induction

Inference is a synonym for induction in reasoning topic. In some cases you can use "Inference" instead the word "Induction" as a noun or an adjective.

Inference

Inference noun - An opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning.
Usage example: that seems like a reasonable inference, but in this case it happens to be incorrect
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Synonyms for Inference

Induction is a synonym for inference in reasoning topic. You can use "Induction" instead the word "Inference" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: infer, inferred, inferential, inferable
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