Inference vs. Prediction

Inferencenoun

(uncountable) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.

Inferencenoun

(countable) That which is inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.

Inferencenoun

The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.

Inferencenoun

That which inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.

Inferencenoun

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

Inferencenoun

a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

Inferencenoun

the process of inferring something

Inference

Inferences are steps in reasoning, moving from premises to logical consequences; etymologically, the word infer means to . Inference is theoretically traditionally divided into deduction and induction, a distinction that in Europe dates at least to Aristotle (300s BCE).

Predictionnoun

A statement of what will happen in the future.

Predictionnoun

A probability estimation based on statistical methods.

Predictionnoun

The act of foretelling; also, that which is foretold; prophecy.

Predictionnoun

the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)

Predictionnoun

a statement made about the future

Prediction

A prediction (Latin præ-, and dicere, ), or forecast, is a statement about a future event. They are often, but not always, based upon experience or knowledge.