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Inference vs Inferencing - What's the difference?

inference | inferencing |

As nouns the difference between inference and inferencing

is that inference is the act or process of inferring by deduction or induction while inferencing is the process of making inferences; inferring.

inference

English

(wikipedia 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

    inferencing

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The process of making inferences; inferring