different between inherence vs inference

English

Etymology

Compare French inhérence.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?n?h????ns/

Noun

inherence (usually uncountable, plural inherences)

1. The state of being inherent or permanently present in something; indwelling.
   • 1651, Jeremy Taylor, Twenty-sermons for the winter half-year

     the gay man , in his greatest bravery , is only pleased because I am pleased with the sight ; so borrowing his little and imaginary complacency from the delight that I have , not from any inherence of his own possession

   • 1985, Lawrence Durrell, Quinx, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1260:

     Yes, to savour to the full the sheer inherence of things, so pure and gentle is it; if you get still enough you can hear the grass growing.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:intrinsicality

Related terms

• inherency
• inherent

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