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Adaptational vs Adaptability - What's the difference?

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Adaptability is a related term of adaptational.



In biology terms the difference between adaptational and adaptability

is that adaptational is applied to physiological or functional modifications of parts or organs, as distinguished from morphological or structural changes while adaptability is variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions; susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to be modified by circumstances.

As an adjective adaptational

is relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the adjustment of one thing to another; adaptive.

As a noun adaptability is

the quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.

adaptational

English

Adjective

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  • Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the adjustment of one thing to another; adaptive
  • (biology) Applied to physiological or functional modifications of parts or organs, as distinguished from morphological or structural changes.
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    adaptability

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    Noun

  • The quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.
  • (biology) Variability in respect to, or under the influence of, external conditions; susceptibility of an organism to that variation whereby it becomes suited to or fitted for its conditions of environment; the capacity of an organism to be modified by circumstances.
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