# xarray.CFTimeIndex.inferred_type

#### CFTimeIndex.inferred_type

Return a string of the type inferred from the values.

This inspects the actual values in the Index to determine their type,
which may differ from the stored `dtype`. For example,
an object-dtype Index containing only integers returns `'integer'`.

#### SEE ALSO
`Index.dtype`
: Return the dtype object of the underlying data.

### Examples

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```pycon
>>> idx = pd.Index([1, 2, 3])
>>> idx
Index([1, 2, 3], dtype='int64')
>>> idx.inferred_type
'integer'
```

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