Consequence vs Development - What's the difference?
consequence | development | Synonyms |
That which follows something on which it depends; that which is produced by a cause.
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A result of actions, especially if such a result is unwanted or unpleasant.
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, magazine=(American Scientist), title= A proposition collected from the agreement of other previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or argument; inference.
Chain of causes and effects; consecution.
Importance with respect to what comes after.
The power to influence or produce an effect.
(label) Importance, value, or influence.
* {{quote-news, year=2011, date=September 2, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC
, title= To threaten or punish (a child, etc.) with specific consequences for misbehaviour.
* 1998 , Terry M. Levy, Michael Orlans, Attachment, trauma, and healing
* 2001 , Betty Bedard-Bidwell, Hand in Hand (page 117)
(uncountable) The process of developing; growth, directed change.
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, volume=189, issue=6, page=34, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
, title= (uncountable, biology) The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.
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(countable) Something which has developed.
(real estate, countable) A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings, real estate development.
(real estate, uncountable) The building of a real estate development.
(uncountable) The application of new ideas to practical problems (''cf. research).
(chess, uncountable) The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.
(music) The second section of a piece of music in sonata form.
Consequence is a synonym of development.
As nouns the difference between consequence and development
is that consequence is consequence while development is (uncountable) the process of developing; growth, directed change.consequence
English
Noun
(en noun)- The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.
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, with the consequences of climate change potentially accelerating the demand.}}
Bulgaria 0-3 England, passage=Rooney's United team-mate Chris Smalling was given his debut at right-back and was able to adjust to the international stage in relatively relaxed fashion as Bulgaria barely posed a threat of any consequence .}}
Usage notes
* Adjectives often applied to "consequence": social, legal, environmental, political, economic, personal, cultural, moral, unintended, undesirable, likely, probable, necessary, logical, natural, important, significant, bad, disastrous, devastating, fatal, catastrophic, harmful.Synonyms
* value * moment * rank * distinction * repercussionSee also
* causality * effect * impactVerb
(consequenc)- The goal of consequencing is to teach the child a lesson that leads to positive choices and behaviors. The goal of punishment is to inflict pain and seek revenge. Angry parenting is punitive and ineffectual.
- These behaviours are not acceptable within a classroom setting and often result in the child being consequenced or removed from class.
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(wikipedia development)Noun
Ian Sample
Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains, passage=Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.}}
- Of more significance in the nature of branch development ; in the Jubulaceae, as in the Porellaceae, branches are acroscopic and normally replace a ventral leaf lobe.