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Expansive vs Expandable - What's the difference?

expansive | expandable |

As adjectives the difference between expansive and expandable

is that expansive is able to be expanded while expandable is having the capacity to be expanded.

As a noun expandable is

anything that can be expanded.

expansive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to be expanded.
  • Comprehensive in scope or extent.
    • An expansive research work.
  • Talkative and sociable.
  • (mathematics) Exhibiting expansivity.

    • expandable

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Having the capacity to be expanded.
    • an expandable baton
    an expandable tree of data on a computer display

    See also

    * inflatable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything that can be expanded.
    • Mobile homes include doublewides, expandables , and single units.