Sunday, April 10, 2011

Inferring and Implying

Source - The Big Bang Theory - 411 - The Justice League Recombination








Infer

- Type: verb

- Definition:
-- Reason by deduction; establish by deduction
-- Draw from specific cases for more general cases
-- Conclude by reasoning; in logic
-- Guess correctly; solve by guessing
-- Believe to be the case

- Synonyms:
-- deducing
-- deducting
-- deriving
-- guessing
-- generalizing

Imply

- Type: verb

- Definition:
-- Express or state indirectly
-- Suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
-- Have as a logical consequence
-- Suggest that someone is guilty
-- Have a necessary feature

- Synonyms:
-- connoting
-- entailing
-- involving
-- meaning

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