Geometric vs Organic - What's the difference?
geometric | organic |
Of, or relating to geometry.
* The architect used geometric techniques to design her home.
increasing or decreasing in a geometric progression.
* Bacteria exhibit geometric increase in numbers when the environment is not limiting.
Using simple shapes such as circles, triangles and lines in a decorative object.
* The building's profile was strikingly geometric .
(biology) pertaining to or derived from living organisms.
pertaining to an organ of the body of a living organism.
(chemistry) relating to the compounds of carbon, relating to natural products
of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body.
(sociology) describing a form of social solidarity theorized by Emile Durkheim that is characterized by voluntary engagements in complex interdepencies for mutual benefit (such as business agreements), rather than mechanical solidarity, which depends on ascribed relations between people (as in a family or tribe).
(military) Of a military unit or formation, or its elements, belonging to a permanent organization (in contrast to being temporarily attached).
* 1998 : Eyal Ben-Ari, Mastering Soldiers: Conflict, Emotions, and the Enemy in an Israeli Military Unit . Beghahn Books,
* 1945 : U.S. War Department, Handbook on German Military Forces . LSU Press (1990).
Instrumental; acting as instruments of nature or of art to a certain destined function or end.
* Milton
(Internet, of search results) Generated according to the ranking algorithms of a search engine, as opposed to paid placement by advertisers.
* 2008 , Michael Masterson, MaryEllen Tribby, Changing the Channel: 12 Easy Ways to Make Millions for Your Business
As adjectives the difference between geometric and organic
is that geometric is geometric while organic is (biology) pertaining to or derived from living organisms.As a noun organic is
(chemistry) an organic compound.geometric
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* (of or relating to geometry) geometrical * (using simple shapes) geometricalDerived terms
* geometric algorithm * geometric centroid * geometric congruence * geometric construction * geometric correlation * geometric distribution * geometric dual graph * geometric homology * geometric invariant * geometric mean * geometric mean index * geometric modeling * geometric probability * geometric progression * geometric sequence * geometric shape * geometric series * nongeometric * quasigeometric * semigeometricorganic
English
(wikipedia organic)Alternative forms
* organick (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)p 29.
- ''Socially, the term “organic ” unit implies a military force characterized by relatively high cohesion, overlapping primary groups and a certain sense of shared past.
p 161.
- Most types of German field divisions include an organic reconnaissance battalion, and the remainder have strong reconnaissance companies.
- those organic arts which enable men to discourse and write perspicuously
- According to a recent survey by Jupiter Research, 80 percent of Web users get information from organic search results.