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Plotting vs Contriving - What's the difference?

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Plotting is a related term of contriving.


As verbs the difference between plotting and contriving

is that plotting is while contriving is .

As nouns the difference between plotting and contriving

is that plotting is the act of scheming or making plots; machination while contriving is the act of one who contrives.

plotting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

  • The act of scheming or making plots; machination.

    • contriving

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who contrives.
  • * 2007 , Steve Talbott, Devices of the Soul (page 192)
    • Do we really want all those strivings and contrivings —all those thoughts and assumptions someone has cleverly etched into the hardware and software we are using—to remain invisible?