inference
nounA conclusion reached from evidence or reasoning rather than stated directly.
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circumstantial
adjectiveBased on surrounding facts that support an inference about what happened.
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adjectiveBased on an unproved guess or inference.
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verbTo estimate beyond known observations by extending a pattern or relationship.
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