reasonable inference

collocation in English

meaningsofreasonableandinference

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reasonable
adjective
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/ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/us
/ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/
based on or using good judgment and therefore fair ...
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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 ofreasonableandinferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofreasonable inference

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Areasonableinferenceis that vortex tubes alternating in sense are wrapped around the main core in certain azimuthal planes.
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This example is ambiguous between the onset and the continuation of possession, based on thereasonableinferencethat the onset of possession implicates its continuation.
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Although these conclusions reach the limit ofreasonableinferencefrom the analysis of aggregate data, they do not tell us everything we want to know.
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Although this is a perfectlyreasonableinference, a secure argument for it would require a much more extensive study, which is beyond the scope of this article.
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All that it says is that there can be areasonableinferencedrawn from such a statement that it is damaging to the individual concerned.
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It says where there is areasonableinference, not amounting to positive proof, the inference would be accepted in place of proof.
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I should have thought that this was areasonableinferenceto draw.
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It is areasonableinferencethat this is partly due to scarcity of milk and fats.
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I think it is areasonableinferencethat he is not too dissatisfied with the provisions on opting out.
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But it is areasonableinference.
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I am drawing what appears to be areasonableinferencefrom those pieces of evidence.
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Otherwise, if a plan is not submitted, it would be areasonableinferencethat this secret plan is all humbug.
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I agree that there isreasonableinferencein that regard.
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Was not that areasonableinferencefrom the size of the sum involved?
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It is areasonableinferencethat we shall be participating in that benefit.
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That can be the onlyreasonableinferencethat one can draw from the fact that they are not here to support the measure.
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It is areasonableinferenceto draw that the reason would have to be a plausible one.
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I think it is areasonableinferencethat the mischief is a small one.
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That is the onlyreasonableinference.
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That is areasonableinferenceto draw from what has happened.
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