Illation

/əˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

Synonyms for "illation" (12 found)

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abstract thoughtcognitive processconclusionlogical processlogical thinkingoutcomereasoningresult

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4 entries
deductiondeductive conclusioninferred resultsyllogism

Collocations

6 entries
deductive illationillation from premiseslogical illationsound illationvalid illationwell grounded illation

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Now herein there seems to be a very erroneous Illation: from the Indulgence of God unto Cain, concluding an immunity unto himself […]

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it so orders the intermediate Ideas, as to discover what Connection there is in each Link of the Chain, whereby the Extreams are held together; and thereby, as it were, to draw into View the Truth sought for, which is what we call Illation or Inference […]

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Adriaan moved to Pierce’s American illation whereby an if begets a therefore, event by event, the javelin’s flight issuing from the web of contingencies in which we may locate the javelin and the javelineer […]

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