Amplification vs Ramification - What's the difference?
amplification | ramification |
the act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding
(physics) the act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current
(electronics) gain
(genetics) The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA
(organic chemistry) A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants)
(botany, anatomy) A branching-out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar developments in blood vessels, anatomical structures etc.
* 1829 , Lincoln Phelps, Familiar Lectures on Botany , p. 179:
* 1856 , Neil Arnott & Isaac Hayes, Elements of Physics , pp. 414-5:
An offshoot of a decision, fact etc.; a consequence or implication, especially one which complicates a situation.
* 1834 , Sir Walter Scott, Rob Roy :
* 2009 , The Guardian , Chris Power,
(mathematics) An arrangement of branches.
As nouns the difference between amplification and ramification
is that amplification is the act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding while ramification is (botany|anatomy) a branching-out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar developments in blood vessels, anatomical structures etc.amplification
English
(wikipedia amplification)Noun
(en noun)External links
* *ramification
English
(wikipedia ramification)Noun
(en noun)- The character of trees may be studied to advantage [...] in winter, when the forms of the ramification can be seen in the naked boughs [...].
- From the left chamber or ventricle'' of the strong muscular mass, the ''heart'', a large tube arises, called the ''aorta ; and by a continued division or ramification , opens a way for the bright scarlet blood to the very minutest part of the living frame [...].
- The treachery of some of the Jacobite agents (Rashleigh among the rest), and the arrest of others, had made George the First's Government acquainted with the extensive ramifications of a conspiracy long prepared, and which at last exploded prematurely [...].
Booksblog, 14 Jul 09:
- But most often and memorably his work falls into that territory best summed up as speculative fiction, with a particular emphasis on dystopian futures and the existential ramifications of space exploration.