adjective
1. relating to or having the nature of illation or inference (Freq. 1)
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the illative faculty of the mind
• Syn: ↑illative
• Derivationally related forms: ↑inference
2. of reasoning; proceeding from general premisses to a necessary and specific conclusion (Freq. 1)
• Similar to: ↑deductive
• Topics: ↑logic
3. resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference
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an illative conclusion
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inferential reasoning
• Syn: ↑illative
• Similar to: ↑deductive
• Derivationally related forms: ↑inference
4. derived or capable of being derived by inference
• Similar to: ↑connotative
• Derivationally related forms: ↑inference
5. based on interpretation; not directly expressed
• Similar to: ↑constructive
Useful english dictionary. 2012.