Definition of illation Illation
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What does illation mean?
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| illation - 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 | ||
| inference | ||
| abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning thinking that is coherent and logical | ||
| analogy drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect; "the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain"; "the models show by analogy how matter is built up" | ||
| corollary (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition | ||
| derivation the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin | ||
| entailment, implication, deduction an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection | ||
| extrapolation an inference about the future (or about some hypothetical situation) based on known facts and observations | ||
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Wiktionary 
- illation (Noun)
The act of inferring or concluding, especially from a set of premises; a conclusion, a deduction.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- illation (n.)
The act or process of inferring from premises or reasons; perception of the connection between ideas; that which is inferred; inference; deduction; conclusion.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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illation
il-lā′shun, n. act of inferring from premises or reasons: inference: conclusion.—adj. Il′lative, denoting an inference: that may be inferred.—adv. Il′latively. [Fr.,—L. illation-em—inferre, illātum—in, in, into, ferre, to bear.]
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🔤- illation, noun, singular of illations.
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