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 il·la·tive /ˈɪlətɪv, ɪˈle-/
 (a.)推定的,推論的

 Il·la·tive a.  Relating to, dependent on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive; as, an illative consequence or proposition; an illative word, as then, therefore, etc.
 Illative conversion Logic, a converse or reverse statement of a proposition which in that form must be true because the original proposition is true.
 Illative sense Metaph., the faculty of the mind by which it apprehends the conditions and determines upon the correctness of inferences.

 Il·la·tive, n. An illative particle, as for, because.
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 illative
      adj 1: relating to or having the nature of illation or inference;
             "the illative faculty of the mind" [syn: inferential]
      2: resembling or dependent on or arrived at by inference; "an
         illative conclusion"; "inferential reasoning" [syn: inferential]
      3: expressing or preceding an inference; "`therefore' is an
         illative word"