illation
— Noun
– English
~ the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
illative
— Adjective
– English
~ resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference; "an illative conclusion"; "inferential reasoning"
illative
— Adjective
– English
~ expressing or preceding an inference; "`therefore' is an illative word"
illative
— Adjective
– English
~ relating to or having the nature of illation or inference; "the illative faculty of the mind"