different between finding vs inference

English

Etymology

From Middle English fyndyng, Old English findincge; equivalent to find +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa?nd??/
• Hyphenation: find?ing

Noun

finding (plural findings)

1. A result of research or an investigation.
2. (law) A formal conclusion by a judge, jury or regulatory agency on issues of fact.
3. That which is found, a find, a discovery.
4. The act of discovering something by chance, an instance of finding something by chance.
5. (Canada, US, generally plural) Tools or materials used in shoe making or repair. [from 19th century]
6. A self-contained component of assembled jewellery. [from 19th century]

Derived terms

• fault-finding, faultfinding
• findings
• key finding
• wayfinding

Translations

Verb

finding

1. present participle of find

References

• “finding, n.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2016

English

Etymology

Morphologically infer +? -ence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n.f?.??ns/, [???.f?.??ns], [???.f??ns]

Noun

inference (countable and uncountable, plural inferences)

1. (uncountable) The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.
2. (countable) That which is inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a deduction.

Hyponyms

Translations

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??nf?r?nt?s?]

Noun

inference f

1. inference

Synonyms

• usuzování

Related terms

• See oferta

Further reading

• inference in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• inference in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989