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Inflectional vs Flectional - What's the difference?

inflectional | flectional |

As adjectives the difference between inflectional and flectional

is that inflectional is of or pertaining to inflection while flectional is pertaining to flection; serving to bend or vary, specifically, pertaining to the terminal variation of words; inflectional.

inflectional

English

Alternative forms

* inflexional

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to inflection.
  • (mathematics) Of or pertaining to a point of inflection of a curve.

    • Derived terms

    * inflectional morphology * inflectional phrase * inflectional tangent

    flectional

    English

    Alternative forms

    * flexional (dated)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to flection; serving to bend or vary, specifically, pertaining to the terminal variation of words; inflectional.

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