correct inference

collocation in English

meaningsofcorrectandinference

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correct
adjective
uk
/kəˈrekt/us
/kəˈrekt/
in agreement with the true facts or with what is ...
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inference
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.fər.əns/us
/ˈɪn.fɚ.əns/
a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that ...
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(Definition ofcorrectandinferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcorrect inference

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However, given the output of our system, humans can easily identify thecorrectinferencerules.
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Well, what is thecorrectinferencefrom that quotation?
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I do not think that would be acorrectinference.
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If that is not thecorrectinferenceto draw, the idea is merely a tactic for procrastination.
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I do not know of any statistics to help decide which is thecorrectinference.
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Thecorrectinferencehere is surely not so much to keep the region as it is and to make it work twice as hard as it is doing.
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That would not be acorrectinference.
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The first figure yields acorrectinferencein a simple, direct manner.
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The other figures yield acorrectinferenceindirectly by the addition of hidden inferences.
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But there is nothing innate about making correct inferences from confused bodies of protoevidence.
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We attempted to identify criteria that, if applied, will lead to correct inferences about selection.
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If they are correct inferences, the position is extremely serious.
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Are those the correct inferences?
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Later it was shown that with this method, even 4th graders were able to make correct inferences.
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