First, new terms can be introduced in
inference to theories because the laws constituting the theory are abstracted from an environmental order
developed by analogy from another environmental order.
It covers the following National Curriculum learning objectives: -
develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding
by: listening to, discussing and expressing views about a wide range of contemporary and classic poetry, stories and non-fiction at a level beyond that at which they can read independently - becoming increasingly familiar with and retelling a wider range of stories, fairy stories and traditional tales - drawing on what they already know or on background information and vocabulary provided
by the teacher - making
inferences on the basis of what is being said and done - answering and asking questions - predicting what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far - using dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read - checking that the text makes sense to them, discussing their understanding, and explaining the meaning of words in context
Foges explains that Luminance «brings together different strands: machine learning, natural language processing, and statistical probability
by using
inference to
develop something completely new, which enables a machine to read vast quantities of documentation, to compare them all simultaneously, and to understand what's in them and why they are different from each other.»