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Junction vs Dependence - What's the difference?

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Junction is a related term of dependence.


As nouns the difference between junction and dependence

is that junction is the act of joining, or the state of being joined while dependence is the state of being dependent, of relying upon another.

junction

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of joining, or the state of being joined.
  • A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet.
  • The boundary between two physically different materials, especially between conductors, semiconductors, or metals.
  • (nautical) The place where a distributary departs from the main stream.
  • (radio, television) A point in time between two unrelated consecutive broadcasts.
  • * 2007 , Gary Hudson, ?Sarah Rowlands, The Broadcast Journalism Handbook (page 336)
  • Even rolling news has junctions to meet - headlines on the hour or half-hour, or links to live events, for example.
  • * 2010 , Peter Stewart, Essential Radio Skills: How to Present a Radio Show
  • Try to avoid becoming too predictable or repetitive, particularly at regular junctions .
  • (computing, Microsoft Windows) A kind of symbolic link to a directory.
  • Synonyms

    * (place where two things meet) intersection

    Derived terms

    * depletion junction * junction box * junction canal * junction detector * junction diode * junction gate * junction nevus * junction table * junction transistor * p-n junction

    dependence

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The state of being dependent, of relying upon another.
  • He had a deep dependence on her for guidance.
  • An irresistible physical or psychological need, especially for a chemical substance.
  • Her dependence on cocaine led to her ruin.

    Antonyms

    * independence