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Interaction vs Symbolic - What's the difference?

interaction | symbolic |

As a noun interaction

is the situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another to produce a new effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.

As an adjective symbolic is

pertaining to a symbol.

interaction

Noun

(en noun)
  • The situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another to produce a new effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.
  • Be aware of interactions between different medications.
  • A conversation or exchange between people.
  • I enjoyed the interaction with a bunch of like-minded people.

    Derived terms

    * interactionless

    symbolic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to a symbol.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-28, author=(Joris Luyendijk)
  • , volume=189, issue=3, page=21, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Our banks are out of control , passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […].  Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.}}
  • Referring to something with an implicit meaning.
  • Derived terms

    * symbolical * symbolically * symbolics