inferred

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"For many cosmic-ray events taken together, their energy distribution, arrival-direction pattern and statistically inferred composition provide important clues about where these particles come from and how they are accelerated."

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

That case, the company said, “related to an engineer following inaccurate advice that an AI tool inferred from an outdated internal wiki,” and none involved “AI-written code.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Even if the meaning is inferred, it’s effective.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

Under U.S. military law, all orders “may be inferred to be lawful,” with an exception only for “patently illegal orders.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

The usual reasoning is instead circular: because technological differences exist, the existence of corresponding ideological differences is inferred.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond