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Prevention vs Preventability - What's the difference?

prevention | preventability |

As nouns the difference between prevention and preventability

is that prevention is prevention while preventability is (uncountable) the condition of being preventable.

prevention

English

Noun

  • (obsolete) The act of going, or state of being, before.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • The greater the distance, the greater the prevention .
  • (obsolete) Anticipation; especially, anticipation of needs, wishes, hazards and risks; hence, precaution; forethought.
    • (Hammond)
    (Shakespeare)
  • The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.
    • (South)
  • * Shakespeare
    • Casca, be sudden, for we fear prevention .

    preventability

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The condition of being preventable
  • (countable) The extent to which something is preventable