variants
also inferrible
as in derivable
being or provable by reasoning in which the conclusion follows necessarily from given information
the inferable but unstated conclusion of the report on juvenile delinquency
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Adjective
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That would be demonstrated if general relativity is derivable from quantum gravity.—
Amanda Gefter,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Sep. 2024 -
And to little purpose, there being agreement among most faiths on the important morals, generally derivable from the golden rule.—
Letters To The Editor,
The Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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One story is the imagined story of a lab leak, and the other is the inferential story of a zoonotic spillover.—
Lisa Chase,
Outside Online,
29 Nov. 2024
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This is an inferential claim, and is thus subject to the usual limitations.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
30 Nov. 2023
Adjective
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That extends to Watson himself, who is portrayed as a master of deductive reasoning, a swaggering know-it-all who has a genius-like understanding of human nature and the world itself.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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Although Pinker writes as a scientist, his approach in this book is discursive rather than deductive, charmingly but not quite persuasively advancing his ex cathedra views about life in general.—
Timothy Snyder,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Dec. 2011
Adjective
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Amorim is not likely to be afforded those in abundance at a club of United’s stature, even if trusting the process is the only logical way to succeed.—
Matt Woosnam,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Treasury Department would be the next most logical agency to administer student debt, Mayotte said.—
Annie Nova,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Idahoans United said details in the financial statement — including mention of the state’s $850 million annual Medicaid budget — are misleading and speculative.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Jan. 2025
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The precise modeling of potential gains and losses for such speculative investments is basically impossible.—
Vineer Bhansali,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Knowing a priori which stocks will outperform the market is also much more difficult than reviewing the trends that occurred in the past.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes,
2 Oct. 2024
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Alongside this effort, wildlife trafficking should be designated as a predicate offense for wiretap authorizations, which would empower authorities to start gathering intelligence without having to prove a link to other crimes a priori.—
Vanda Felbab-Brown,
Foreign Affairs,
15 May 2023
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