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presumption vs inference

inference vs presumption

presumption and inference both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
presumption Yes No No No
inference Yes No No No
As nouns, inference is a hypernym of presumption; that is, inference is a word with a broader meaning than presumption:
  • presumption: (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
  • 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 presumption include illation.
presumption (noun) inference (noun)
a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming 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
audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
an assumption that is taken for granted
(law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed
Difference between presumption and inference

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