Experience vs Exposure - What's the difference?

In countable uncountable terms the difference between experience and exposure

is that experience is event(s) of which one is cognizant while exposure is that part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view.

In uncountable terms the difference between experience and exposure

is that experience is the knowledge thus gathered while exposure is lack of protection from weather or the elements.

As a verb experience

is to observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.

experience

English

(wikipedia experience)

Noun

(en noun)

Event(s) of which one is cognizant.

(label) An activity which one has performed.

* {{quote-book, year=1913, author=

, title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad , chapter=4 citation , passage=“I have tried, as I hinted, to enlist the co-operation of other capitalists, but experience has taught me that any appeal is futile that does not impinge directly upon cupidity. …”}}

(label) A collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge, opinions, and skills.

(label) The knowledge thus gathered.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author= Ed Pilkington

, volume=188, issue=26, page=6, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= ‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told , passage=In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.}}

Usage notes

* Adjectives often applied to "experience": broad, wide, good, bad, great, amazing, horrible, terrible, pleasant, unpleasant, educational, financial, military, commercial, academic, political, industrial, sexual, romantic, religious, mystical, spiritual, psychedelic, scientific, human, magical, intense, deep, humbling, unforgettable, unique, exciting, exhilarating.

Antonyms

* inexperience

Derived terms

* experiential * experience points * experienced

Verb

(experienc)

To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.

Derived terms

* experienceable

External links

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exposure

English

(wikipedia exposure)

Noun

(senseid)(uncountable) The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=55, magazine=(The Economist)

, title= Obama goes troll-hunting , passage=The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.}}

(countable, uncountable) That part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view.

(uncountable) Lack of protection from weather or the elements.

* 1993 , (Paul Chadwick), The Ugly Boy , Dark Horse Books

As all of you know, a great tragedy occurred yesterday. Arthur Harcourt died of exposure sometimes in the morning in the woods off Mount Tom Road.

(senseid)(photography) An instance of taking a photograph.

(photography) The piece of film exposed to light.

(photography) Details of the time and f-number used.

(gardening) The amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site.

Derived terms

* double exposure * multiple exposure * time exposure