What is the difference between an inference and fact?
The difference between an inference and a fact is that an inference is generally something which is worked out or deduced from other factual information (but can also relate to something being suggested, although in this case I think the original definition applies), whereas a fact is something which is known to be a true piece of information, without necessarily relying on other information to support this.
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