different between variety vs innovation

English

Alternative forms

• variëty (rare)

Etymology

From Middle French varieté, from Latin variet?s (“difference, diversity”), from varius (“different, various”); see various. Displaced native Old English misl?cnes.

Pronunciation

• enPR: v?-r???-t?, IPA^(key): /v???a?.?.ti/
• Rhymes: -a??ti
• Hyphenation: va?ri?e?ty

Noun

variety (countable and uncountable, plural varieties)

1. The quality of being varied; diversity.

   Antonym: sameness

2. A specific variation of something.
3. A number of different things.

   Synonyms: array, assortment

4. A state of constant change.
5. (taxonomy) A rank in a taxonomic classification, below species (infraspecific), either below subspecies (subspecific) or ranked comparably therewith.
6. (cybernetics) The total number of distinct states of a system.
7. (cybernetics) Logarithm of the base 2 of the total number of distinct states of a system.
8. (linguistics) A term used for a specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is a dialect, accent, register, etc. and to its prestige level.
9. (algebra, universal algebra) An equational class; the class of all algebraic structures of a given signature, satisfying a given set of identities.
10. (algebraic geometry) An algebraic variety.
11. The kind of theatrical entertainment given in variety shows.
12. The production of, or performance in, variety shows.

Synonyms

• (quality of being varied): See also Thesaurus:nonuniformity
• (algebraic geometry): algebraic variety
• (universal algebra): equational class, equational variety, variety of algebras

Hyponyms

• (specific variation of something): cultivar

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

• species
• (cybernetics: logarithm): information entropy

Further reading

• variety in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• variety in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French innovation, from Old French innovacion, from Late Latin innovatio, innovationem, from Latin innovo, innovatus.Morphologically innovate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n??ve???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

innovation (countable and uncountable, plural innovations)

1. The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.
2. A change effected by innovating; a change in customs

3. Something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites.
4. A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.

Antonyms

• exnovation

Translations

Danish

Noun

innovation c

1. innovation

Related terms

• innovativ
• innovatør
• innovere

French

Etymology

From Middle French innovation, from Old French innovacion, borrowed from Late Latin innovatio, innovationem, from Latin innovo, innovatus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.n?.va.sj??/, /in.n?.va.sj??/

Noun

innovation f (plural innovations)

1. innovation

Related terms

• innover
• innovateur

References

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

Swedish

Noun

innovation c

1. innovation

Declension

Related terms

• innovativ
• innovatör
• innovera

Further reading

• innovation in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)