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Cultivation vs Propagation - What's the difference?

cultivation | propagation |

As nouns the difference between cultivation and propagation

is that cultivation is the art or act of cultivating; improvement of land for or by agriculture while propagation is the multiplication or natural increase in a population.

cultivation

English

Noun

  • The art or act of cultivating; improvement of land for or by agriculture
    • The heavy cultivation of the hillside led to soil erosion.
  • The state of being cultivated or used for agriculture
    • ''These fields are in cultivation .
  • Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something)
    • His steadfast cultivation of their relationship finally bore fruit.
  • Advancement or refinement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition
    • She is a woman of great cultivation .

    Synonyms

    * (art or act of cultivating) tillage * (advancement or refinement in condition) refinement, culture; education

    Related terms

    * cultivar * cultivate, cultivator

    propagation

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • the multiplication or natural increase in a population
  • the dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number
  • (physics) the act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave
  • (genetics) the elongation part of transcription
  • (religion) winning new converts
  • some degree of success in the spread of propaganda

    • Derived terms

    * backpropagation * micropropagation * propagation constant * propagation delay * propagation mode * propagation time