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entailment vs inference

inference vs entailment

entailment and inference both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
entailment Yes No No No
inference Yes No No No
As nouns, inference is a hypernym of entailment; that is, inference is a word with a broader meaning than entailment:
  • entailment: something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
  • inference: the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
Other hypernyms of entailment include illation.
entailment (noun) inference (noun)
something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied) the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
Difference between entailment and inference

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