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Growth vs Unfolding - What's the difference?

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Growth is a related term of unfolding.


As nouns the difference between growth and unfolding

is that growth is an increase in size, number, value, or strength while unfolding is (often|figuratively) the process by which something unfolds or becomes revealed.

As a verb unfolding is

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growth

English

(wikipedia growth)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
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  • (biology) The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.
  • (biology) Something that grows or has grown.
  • (pathology) An abnormal mass such as a tumor.
  • Synonyms

    * (increase in size) enlargement, expansion, increase, increment * (act of growing) development, maturation * (something that grows or has grown) vegetation * outgrowth, cancer, mass

    Antonyms

    * (increase in size) contraction, decrease, decrement, reduction * (act of growing) nondevelopment

    Derived terms

    * growth spurt * growth stock * overgrowth * undergrowth

    Hyponyms

    * tumor

    unfolding

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (often, figuratively) The process by which something unfolds or becomes revealed.
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  • , passage=If I had the space, I'd cite dozens more examples of Gould's graceful unfoldings of various Beatle tunes. }}

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