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inferring

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of infer

noun inferrings

  1. The act of one who infers something; the drawing of an inference. But since, according to Ryle, inferrings and intuitings are not distinct mental 'processes' at all, it seems to follow that counting, multiplying, etc., cannot be complex mental processes built up out of them.

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"inferring." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/inferring. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{inferring_2026,
  title = {inferring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inferring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}