Re: The term inferential distance "has no clear mathematical or pragmatic definition, no substantive use in peer reviewed science", seems consistently coherent with the mathematical concept of a "homology of chain complexes". More specifically, these represent "natural transformations" on page 3 of http://wattsys.com/Content/Domain%20Concepts%20Overview.pdf
Re: The term inferential distance "has no clear mathematical or pragmatic definition, no substantive use in peer reviewed science", seems consistently coherent with the mathematical concept of a "homology of chain complexes". More specifically, these represent "natural transformations" on page 3 of http://wattsys.com/Content/Domain%20Concepts%20Overview.pdf