different between learning vs acquisition

English

Alternative forms

• learnyng (obsolete)

Etymology

Corresponding to learn +? -ing, from Middle English lerninge, used in all modern senses (act of learning; accumulated knowledge; thing learned).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?l?n??/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?l??n??/
• Hyphenation: learn?ing
• Rhymes: -??(?)n??

Noun

learning (usually uncountable, plural learnings)

1. (uncountable) An act in which something is learned.
2. (uncountable) Accumulated knowledge.

   The department head was also a scholar of great learning.

3. (countable) Something that has been learned

Usage notes

• Countable sense “thing learned” often used in plural form learnings; see learnings: Usage notes for details.

Hyponyms

• game-based learning
• higher learning

Derived terms

• book-learning
• deep learning
• machine learning
• self-learning

Related terms

• learning by doing
• learning curve
• learning disability

Translations

Verb

learning

1. present participle of learn

   I'm learning to ride a unicycle.

See also

• Pierian spring

References

• learning on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• langerin, relaning

English

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French acquisicion, from Latin acquis?ti?, from acquirere; equivalent to acquire +? -ition.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æ.kw?.?z?.??n/
• Rhymes: -???n

Noun

acquisition (countable and uncountable, plural acquisitions)

1. The act or process of acquiring.

   The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself.

2. The thing acquired or gained; a gain.

   That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition.

3. (computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.

Synonyms

• (an act of acquiring): accession, procurement
• (a thing acquired): accession, acquirement

Antonyms

• abandonment

Derived terms

• macroacquisition

Translations

Further reading

• acquisition at OneLook Dictionary Search
• acquisition in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Etymology

From Old French acquisicion, borrowed from Latin acquis?ti?, acquis?ti?nem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ki.zi.sj??/

Noun

acquisition f (plural acquisitions)

1. acquisition (fact of acquiring)

2. acquisition (the thing obtained)
3. purchase (the act or process of seeking and obtaining something)

Related terms

• acquéreur (“purchaser”)
• acquérir (“acquire”)
• acquis (“asset”)

Further reading

• “acquisition” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).