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Finding vs Inference - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between finding and inference

is that finding is a result of research or an investigation while inference is the act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.

As a verb finding

is present participle of lang=en.

finding

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A result of research or an investigation.
  • (legal) A formal conclusion by a judge, jury or regulatory agency on issues of fact.
  • A self-contained component of assembled jewellery.
  • Derived terms

    * key finding * wayfinding

    Verb

    (head)
  • inference

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
  • (countable) That which is inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.
  • Derived terms

    * deductive inference * inductive inference * statistical inference