Disrupt vs Perturb - What's the difference?
disrupt | perturb |
To throw into confusion or disorder.
To interrupt or impede.
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To disturb; to bother or unsettle.
(physics) To slightly modify the motion of an object.
(astronomy) To modify the motion of a body by exerting a gravitational force.
(mathematics) To modify slightly, such as an equation or value.
As verbs the difference between disrupt and perturb
is that disrupt is to throw into confusion or disorder while perturb is to disturb; to bother or unsettle.As an adjective disrupt
is (obsolete) torn off or torn asunder; severed; disrupted.disrupt
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(en verb)Ian Sample
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- The internet makes it easier for leaner businesses to disrupt the larger and more unwieldy ones.
