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Inference

The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.

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Analogy 76% connected

A resemblance of relations; an agreement or likeness between things in some circumstances or effects, when the things are otherwise entirely differen…

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Corollary 76% connected

That which is given beyond what is actually due, as a garland of flowers in addition to wages; surplus; something added or superfluous.

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Deduction 76% connected

Act or process of deducing or inferring.

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Derivation 76% connected

A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.

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Entailment 76% connected

The act of entailing or of giving, as an estate, and directing the mode of descent.

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Implication 76% connected

The act of implicating, or the state of being implicated.

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Presumption 76% connected

The act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; the act of assuming or taking for granted; belief upon incomplete proof.

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Reasoning 76% connected

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Illation 92% connected

The act or process of inferring from premises or reasons; perception of the connection between ideas; that which is inferred; inference; deduction; c…

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Analysis 84% connected

A resolution of anything, whether an object of the senses or of the intellect, into its constituent or original elements; an examination of the compo…

critical thinking vocabulary 55% interchangeable

A conclusion drawn from evidence or reasoning.

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Algorithm noun · 81% connection

The art of calculating by nine figures and zero.

Appears with this word in Artificial intelligence fundamentals.
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Explainability noun · 81% connection

How easily people can understand why an AI system produced an output.

Appears with this word in Artificial intelligence fundamentals.
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Model noun · 81% connection

A miniature representation of a thing, with the several parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the same size.

Appears with this word in Artificial intelligence fundamentals.
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Neural network noun · 81% connection

An AI structure that learns patterns through layers of connected calculations.

Appears with this word in Artificial intelligence fundamentals.
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Overfitting noun · 81% connection

When a model memorises its examples instead of learning a pattern that generalises.

Appears with this word in Artificial intelligence fundamentals.
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Training data noun · 81% connection

Examples used to teach an AI system patterns.

Appears with this word in Artificial intelligence fundamentals.
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Argument noun · 80% connection

Proof; evidence.

Appears with this word in Critical thinking vocabulary.
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Evaluation noun · 80% connection

Valuation; appraisement.

Appears with this word in Critical thinking vocabulary.
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Fallacy noun · 80% connection

Deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which misleads the eye or the mind; deception.

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Argumentation noun · 86% connection

a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your l…

Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Philosophy, Argument and reasoning, Logic and argument.
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Assumption noun · 86% connection

a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured, we can i…

Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Philosophy, Argument and reasoning, Logic and argument.
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Cogency noun · 86% connection

the quality of being valid and rigorous

Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Philosophy, Research methods, Argument and reasoning, Logic and argument.
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Conclusion noun · 86% connection

the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllo…

Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Philosophy, Argument and reasoning, Logic and argument.
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Data noun · 86% connection

a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data"

Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Computing and technology, Economics, Research methods, Econometrics.
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Deductive reasoning noun · 86% connection

reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Philosophy, Argument and reasoning, Logic and argument.
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Extrapolation noun · 86% connection

an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations

Used in the same subject area: Law, Artificial intelligence, Computing and technology, Evidence law, Literature and rhetoric, Economics, Philosophy, Linguistics, Research methods, Statistical inference, Pragmatics, Textual analysis, Argumentation, Logic and argument, Econometrics.
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Figurer noun · 86% connection

an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)

Used in the same subject area: Economics, Research methods, Statistical inference, Econometrics.
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Import noun · 86% connection

a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation…

Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Economics, Research methods, Argument and reasoning, Statistical inference, Econometrics.
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Information noun · 86% connection

a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data"

Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Computing and technology, Economics, Research methods, Econometrics.
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Logic noun · 86% connection

reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic"

Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Philosophy, Argument and reasoning, Logic and argument.
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Premise noun · 86% connection

a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured, we can i…

Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Philosophy, Argument and reasoning, Logic and argument.
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Rigor noun · 86% connection

the quality of being valid and rigorous

Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Philosophy, Research methods, Argument and reasoning, Logic and argument.
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Rigour noun · 86% connection

the quality of being valid and rigorous

Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Philosophy, Research methods, Argument and reasoning, Logic and argument.
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Significance noun · 86% connection

a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation…

Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Economics, Research methods, Argument and reasoning, Statistical inference, Econometrics.
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Soundness noun · 86% connection

the quality of being prudent and sensible

Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Economics, Philosophy, Argument and reasoning, Logic and argument.
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Synthesis noun · 86% connection

reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)

Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Philosophy, Argument and reasoning, Logic and argument.
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Validity noun · 86% connection

the quality of being valid and rigorous

Used in the same subject area: Academic vocabulary, Philosophy, Research methods, Argument and reasoning, Logic and argument.
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A posteriori unknown · 78% connection

Applied to knowledge which is based upon or derived from facts through induction or experiment; inductive or empirical.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inferring, deduction, induction.
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Coefficient of mutual induction noun · 78% connection

a measure of the induction between two circuits; the ratio of the electromotive force in a circuit to the corresponding change of curr…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inferring, deduction, induction.
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Coefficient of self induction noun · 78% connection

the ratio of the electromotive force produced in a circuit by self-induction to the rate of change of current producing it, expressed…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inferring, deduction, induction.
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Collection noun · 78% connection

The act of inferring or concluding from premises or observed facts; also, that which is inferred.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inferring, deduction, induction.
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