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Circumscription vs Delimitation - What's the difference?

circumscription | delimitation |

As nouns the difference between circumscription and delimitation

is that circumscription is the act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed while delimitation is delimitation.

circumscription

English

(wikipedia circumscription)

Noun

(en noun)
  • the act of circumscribing or the quality of being circumscribed
  • anything that circumscribes or a circumscribed area
  • (taxonomy) the definition of what does and does not belong to a given taxon, from a particular taxonomic viewpoint or taxonomic system.
    • The circumscription in the APG system of the family'' Malvaceae ''includes the former families Bombacaceae, Sterculiaceae and Tiliaceae.
  • An electoral district; used often in texts treating electoral systems in Romance countries.

    • delimitation

    English

    (wikipedia delimitation)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of delimiting something.
  • A limit or boundary.

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