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Memorization vs Learning - What's the difference?

memorization | learning |

As nouns the difference between memorization and learning

is that memorization is the act of committing something to memory or memorizing while learning is (uncountable) an act in which something is learned.

As a verb learning is

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memorization

English

Alternative forms

* memorisation

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of committing something to memory or memorizing.

    • learning

    English

    Verb

    (head)
    • I'm learning to ride a unicycle.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) An act in which something is learned.
    • Learning to ride a unicycle sounds exciting.
  • (uncountable) Accumulated knowledge.
    • The department head was also a scholar of great learning .
  • (countable) Something that has been learned
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    • , passage=“We’ll take the learnings and apply them to the rest of our business.” }}

    Usage notes

    Countable sense “thing learned” often used in plural form (m); see for details.

    Derived terms

    * book-learning * higher learning * learning curve * learning disability * learning by doing