Chronological vs Procedural - What's the difference?
chronological | procedural |
In order of time from the earliest to the latest
* 8 November 2014 , Kirsty Gunn in The Guardian'', ''
In units of time.
Related to procedure.
(computing) Generated by means of a procedure, rather than being designed.
(literature) A type of literature, film, or television program involving a sequence of technical detail.
* 2000 , Gary Hausladen, Places for Dead Bodies (page 35)
As adjectives the difference between chronological and procedural
is that chronological is in order of time from the earliest to the latest while procedural is procedural.chronological
English
Adjective
(en adjective)A Book of Death and Fish by Ian Stephen – review
- A Book of Death and Fish'' is about one Peter MacAulay, an unremarkable individual who has the sea and its promises alwayus with him, experiencing the usual strains of growing up and growing old – the death of a friend, his parents, marriage and children – all set out in chronological order and divided into two books, Migration and Turbulence.
- He is 67 in chronological age, but has the mind and body of someone 55.
Usage notes
* In the "units of time" sense, the term is almost exclusively used to clarify a contrast.References
procedural
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The judge dismissed the case on procedural grounds; it wasn't the facts or the law, it was just they hadn't filed the correct forms.
- a procedural''' texture; '''procedural terrain
Derived terms
* procedurallyNoun
(en noun)- It is only fitting that the investigation of place-based police procedurals begins in America, where the police procedural was invented and turned into a literary art form.