Associations to the word «Illation»

Wiktionary

ILLATION, noun. The act of inferring or concluding, especially from a set of premises; a conclusion, a deduction.

Dictionary definition

ILLATION, noun. The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation.

Wise words

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery