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illative

illative

9.9
Relating to reasoning that draws conclusions from evidence
  • adjective
  • /ɪˈleɪtɪv/
  • Formal
translation icon : ilativo
  • The court's decision was not direct but rather illative, inferred from several testimonies.

Examples

  • The argument reached an illative conclusion based on previous evidence.

  • The professor presented an illative argument in her lecture.

  • His illative reasoning impressed the members of the committee.

  • An illative reasoning process is essential for critical thinking.

  • His illative reasoning led him to conclude that the results were indeed significant.

  • In her essay, she provided an illative argument that connected the data to the overarching theory.

  • The research team used illative methods to deduce the likely outcomes from the gathered evidence.

Synonyms

logical
vsillative
307 3.8

Having clear reasons that fit the facts

highlights drawing conclusions from evidence rather than general clear thinking
inferential
vsillative
2 8.6

Describing conclusions reached by reasoning rather than direct proof

is the general term for reasoning that leads to conclusions from evidence
discursive
vsillative
  • Formal
1 8.2

Thinking in a careful step by step way to reach a conclusion

emphasizes relation to inference rather than the argumentative method

Compounds

illative conjunction
  • Specialized
9.9

A word that shows a conclusion from what was said before

How Inferential

conclusive
65 4.8
inferential
2 8.6
illative
  • Formal
9.9
suggestive
18 5.2

Surface Forms

illative positive

Etymology

Illative comes from a Latin idea of 'bringing in' a conclusion and is related to the English word inference. So an illative way of thinking is reasoning that 'brings in' a result from the evidence.