illative

• Adjectif utilisé en logique et en grammaire pour indiquer une inférence ou une conclusion ; qui concerne ou exprime un raisonnement déductif.

An obsolete adjective used in logic and grammar to indicate an inference or conclusion; relating to or expressing illation.

1. Relating to inferenceC2formal

   Pertaining to or derived from logical inference; not directly observed but reached through reasoning.

   illatif (logique)

   • The illative steps in his argument were logically sound.
   • She made an illative jump from the evidence to the conclusion.
   • Illative reasoning is key in philosophical debates.

   Synonymesdeductiveinferentialratiocinativereasoning

   Antonymesempiricalobserved

2. Expressing an inferenceC2formal

   Used to indicate or introduce a conclusion or deduction, often in grammar or logic.

   illatif

   • The word 'therefore' is an illative conjunction.
   • In Latin, 'ergo' functions as an illative particle.
   • Illative expressions like 'thus' signal the conclusion of a thought.

   Synonymesconclusiveconsequentialdeductiveinferential