About The Word Illation
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Illation
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What's The Definition Of Illation?
[n] 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
Synonyms | Synonyms for Illation: inference Related Terms | Find terms related to Illation: See Also | abstract thought | analogy | corollary | deduction | derivation | entailment | extrapolation | implication | logical thinking | presumption | reasoning Illation In Webster's Dictionary \Il*la"tion\, n. [L. illatio, fr. illatus, used as p.
p. of inferre to carry or bring in, but from a different
root: cf. F. illation. See 1st {In-}, and {Tolerate}, and cf.
{Infer}.]
The act or process of inferring from premises or reasons;
perception of the connection between ideas; that which is
inferred; inference; deduction; conclusion.
Fraudulent deductions or inconsequent illations from a
false conception of things. --Sir T.
Browne.
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