Inferring a probability of a first inference absent from a database. Each
datum of the database is conformed to the dimensions of the database.
Each datum of the plurality of data has associated metadata and an
associated key. The associated metadata includes data regarding cohorts
associated with the corresponding datum, data regarding hierarchies
associated with the corresponding datum, data regarding a corresponding
source of the datum, and data regarding probabilities associated with
integrity, reliability, and importance of each associated datum. The
query is used as a frame of reference for the search. The database
returns a probability of the correctness of the first inference based on
the query and on the data. Security filtering is performed based on at
least one of a significance level of the probability of the first
inference, the probability itself exceeding a pre-selected value, and a
security level possessed by a user.