innovation
noun
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What is the difference between innovation and invention?
The words innovation and invention overlap semantically but are really quite distinct.
Invention can refer to a type of musical composition, a falsehood, a discovery, or any product of the imagination. The sense of invention most likely to be confused with innovation is “a device, contrivance, or process originated after study and experiment,” usually something which has not previously been in existence.
Innovation, for its part, can refer to something new or to a change made to an existing product, idea, or field. One might say that the first telephone was an invention, the first cellular telephone either an invention or an innovation, and the first smartphone an innovation.
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Rachel Wells, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The bill contains $14 billion in incentives for domestic circularity and innovation for fashion and textiles.
—Evan Clark, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
Both are allies to Mayor Jason Beck and his agenda to develop Peoria's northern tier as an innovation and technology corridor, complete with an airpark.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
And as industries are constantly evolving, events must constantly introduce fresh insights, ideas and innovations to its regular mix.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Innovation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/innovation. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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