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Retrodiction vs Retroduction - What's the difference?

retrodiction | retroduction |

As nouns the difference between retrodiction and retroduction

is that retrodiction is a form of "prediction" that deals with the past rather than the future, sometimes useful in testing theories whose actual predictions are too long-term to be of immediate use while retroduction is a leading or bringing back.

retrodiction

English

Noun

(wikipedia retrodiction)
  • A form of "prediction" that deals with the past rather than the future, sometimes useful in testing theories whose actual predictions are too long-term to be of immediate use.

    • Synonyms

    * postdiction

    retroduction

    English

    Noun

  • A leading or bringing back.
    • (Webster 1913)