inferable

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All that is inferable from language is that two instances of a universal, even when they differ very greatly, may cause the utterance of two instances of the same word which only differ very slightly.

From The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand

In this letter, moreover, among other points, it was inferable that his province was ready to leave the said missions of Zambales.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. by Blair, Emma Helen

Senators learned in the law conceded that if this purpose and effect were declared on the face of the act, or were necessarily inferable from its provisions, it must inevitably be declared unconstitutional.

From Our Changing Constitution by Pierson, Charles Wheeler

It is inferable, then, that in the near by-and-by the new Church will officially rank the Holy Family in the following order: 1.

From Christian Science by Twain, Mark

From some passages it is inferable that he considers the "presence of mind" to be everywhere needful.

From Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I by Spencer, Herbert