adverb
- in a way that involves drawing conclusions from evidence or reasoning rather than from direct observation
Usage: formal
Examples
- The detective solved the case inferentially, piecing together clues to reach his conclusion.
- We can know inferentially that the meeting was successful based on the positive outcomes.
- The researcher argued inferentially that the data supported her hypothesis.
- Students learned to think inferentially about the author’s unstated themes.
- The evidence points inferentially to a different explanation.
- She reasoned inferentially from the available facts.