Additional vs Useful - What's the difference?
additional | useful | Related terms |
Supplemental or added to something.
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, magazine=(American Scientist), title= Having a practical or beneficial use.
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, title= '', ''useful for '' and ''useful to ''. The words ''useful to'' are also found in construction such as ''It is useful to do'', in which ''to marks an infinitive rather than being a preposition.
Additional is a related term of useful.
As adjectives the difference between additional and useful
is that additional is supplemental or added to something while useful is having a practical or beneficial use.As a noun additional
is something added.additional
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(-)Michael Sivak
Will AC Put a Chill on the Global Energy Supply?, passage=Nevertheless, it is clear that the global energy demand for air-conditioning will grow substantially as nations become more affluent,
useful
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(en adjective)Lee S. Langston, magazine=(American Scientist)
The Adaptable Gas Turbine, passage=Turbines have been around for a long time—windmills and water wheels are early examples. The name comes from the Latin turbo'', meaning ''vortex , and thus the defining property of a turbine is that a fluid or gas turns the blades of a rotor, which is attached to a shaft that can perform useful work.}}