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Coordination vs Sequestration - What's the difference?

coordination | sequestration |

As nouns the difference between coordination and sequestration

is that coordination is the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect while sequestration is the process or act of sequestering.

coordination

English

(wikipedia coordination)

Alternative forms

* co-ordination,

Noun

(en-noun)
  • the act of coordinating, making different people or things work together for a goal or effect.
  • * 1919: Robert W. Chambers, In Secret
    • Then there's the State Service and the police and several other services. And there is no proper co-ordination , no single head for all these agencies.
  • the resulting state of working together; cooperation; synchronization
  • * 1900: Irving Bacheller, Eben Holden, A Tale of the North Country
    • We stood dodging each other a moment with that unfortunate co-ordination of purpose men sometimes encounter when passing each other.
  • the ability to coordinate one's senses and physical movements in order to act skillfully.
    • I'm terrible at sports -- I have no coordination .
  • (possibly archaic) the state of being equal in rank or power.
  • * c. 1833: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge
    • There are two possible modes of unity in a State; one by absolute coordination of each to all, and of all to each; the other by subordination of classes and offices.
  • (grammar) an equal joining together two or more phrases or clauses, for example, using and'', ''or'', or ''but .
  • (chemistry) The reaction of one or more ligands with a metal ion to form a coordination compound

    • Antonyms

    * incoordination * subordination

    Related terms

    * coordinated, uncoordinated

    Derived terms

    * coordination compound * coordination number * colour coordination, color coordination * hand-eye coordination

    sequestration

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process or act of sequestering.
    • 1919 ,
    At that time there was no rigid sequestration on the islands, and lepers, if they chose, were allowed to go free.
  • (medicine) Protective sequestration: quarantine measures to contain infection among the population.

    • Translation

    *Korean

    See also

    * ("sequestration" on Wikipedia)