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Dynamic vs Autonomous - What's the difference?

dynamic | autonomous |

As adjectives the difference between dynamic and autonomous

is that dynamic is changing; active; in motion while autonomous is self-governing intelligent, sentient, self-aware, thinking, feeling, governing independently.

As a noun dynamic

is a characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.

dynamic

English

Alternative forms

* dynamick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Changing; active; in motion.
    • The environment is dynamic , changing with the years and the seasons.
    dynamic economy
  • Powerful; energetic.
    • He was a dynamic and engaging speaker.
  • Able to change and adapt.
  • (music) Having to do with the volume of sound.
    • The dynamic marking in bar 40 is forte.
  • (computing) Happening at runtime instead of being predetermined at compile time.
    • dynamic allocation
    dynamic IP addresses
    the dynamic resizing of an array
  • Pertaining to dynamics, the branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.

    • Synonyms

    * : active, fluid, moving * (powerful): energetic, powerful

    Antonyms

    * static * (computing) static

    Derived terms

    * dynamicity * dynamical * hydrodynamic * aerodynamic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.
    • Watch the dynamic between the husband and wife when they disagree.
    The study of fluid dynamics quantifies turbulent and laminar flows.
  • (music) The varying loudness or volume of a song or the markings that indicate the loudness.
    • If you pay attention to the dynamics as you play, it's a very moving piece.
  • (music) A symbol in a musical score that indicates the desired level of volume.

    • Related terms

    * dynamics

    Synonyms

    * apparatus, course of action, design, effect, function, functioning, implementation, interchange, interplay, mechanism, method, modus operandi, motif, nature, operation, pattern, process, regimen, workings

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    autonomous

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Self-governing. Intelligent, sentient, self-aware, thinking, feeling, Governing independently.
  • Acting on one's own or independently; of a child, acting without being governed by parental or guardian rules.
  • (Celtic linguistics, of a verb form) Used with no subject, indicating an unknown or unspecified agent; used in similar situations as the passive in English (the difference being that the theme in the English passive construction is the subject, while in the Celtic autonomous construction the theme is the object and there is no subject).

    • Synonyms

    * (governing independently) sovereign, self-governing * (acting on ones own behalf) selfstanding, self-directed

    Antonyms

    * heteronomous

    Derived terms

    * autonomously * semiautonomous

    Related terms

    * autonomy

    See also

    * autonomous area * autonomous navigation