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Mediation vs Means - What's the difference?

mediation | means | Related terms |

Mediation is a related term of means.


As nouns the difference between mediation and means

is that mediation is mediation while means is .

As a verb means is

(mean).

mediation

English

Noun

(wikipedia mediation) (en noun)
  • negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party.
  • the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement.

    • Derived terms

    * cybermediation * hypermediation * mediational

    Related terms

    * mediate * mediator * mid

    See also

    * arbitration

    means

    English

    (wikipedia means)

    Noun

    (head)
  • An instrument or condition for attaining a purpose.
    • A car is a means of transport .
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    • , volume=188, issue=26, page=6, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= ‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told , passage=In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.}}
  • Resources; riches.
    • He was living beyond his means .
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    • Usage notes

    Frequently contrasted with , as in “a means to an end”. Similar contrast is (process) vs. (product).

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (mean)

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