Inert vs Tacit - What's the difference?
inert | tacit |
Unable to move or act; inanimate.
Sluggish or lethargic.
In chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds.
Having no therapeutic action.
Expressed in silence; implied, but not made explicit; silent.
* 1983 , Stanley Rosen, Plato’s'' Sophist: The Drama of Original & Image , page 62:
* 2004 , Developing Democracy in Europe: An Analytical Summary (Lawrence Pratchett, ?Vivien Lowndes; ISBN 9287155798):
(logic) Not derived from formal principles of reasoning; based on induction rather than deduction.
As adjectives the difference between inert and tacit
is that inert is unable to move or act; inanimate while tacit is expressed in silence; implied, but not made explicit; silent.As a noun inert
is (chemistry) a substance that does not react chemically.inert
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(en adjective)Derived terms
* inert gas * inertlySee also
* inertiaAnagrams
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(en adjective)- tacit consent : consent by silence, or by not raising an objection
- He does this by way of a tacit reference to Homer.