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Which activity often requires inference?

inference

[in-fer-uhns, -fruhns] / ˈɪn fər əns, -frəns /


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They perform additional calculations through the diffraction of light, meaning they do not require additional electrical power while the system is performing an inference.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Larger AI models and the data-intensive process of inference, or when AI models make predictions based on learned patterns, however, “increasingly prioritize density, performance, endurance and supply certainty over the lowest absolute price,” Cassidy said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

But serving those same models to users, a process known as inference, can often be done with considerably smaller amounts of chips, Lochmiller said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Running inference from such a facility, he said, “can be a bit of overkill.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Sure,” Shanti said, picking up on the inference.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

It can’t infer genocide willy-nilly if there are other reasonable inferences that can be drawn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Moreover, one need not rely on inferences from data.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

"People are making behavioral inferences from fossils, and some say a monkey can't vertically climb as well as an ape can," said first study author Luke Fannin, assistant professor of anthropology at Ohio State.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

However, if a tenant is late or misses a payment, it shows up as “no data available” on a credit report, which Dempsey said lenders and future landlords can draw negative inferences from.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026

Every waking minute that we are in the presence of someone, we come up with a constant stream of predictions and inferences about what that person is thinking and feeling.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell




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