Propagation vs Proliferation - What's the difference?
propagation | proliferation |
the multiplication or natural increase in a population
the dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number
(physics) the act of propagating, especially the movement of a wave
(genetics) the elongation part of transcription
(religion) winning new converts
some degree of success in the spread of propaganda
(uncountable) The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
(countable) The act of increasing or rising; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.
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, title= (countable) The result of building up; buildup, accretion.
(uncountable) The spread of biochemical, nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction to countries not originally involved in developing them.
As nouns the difference between propagation and proliferation
is that propagation is the multiplication or natural increase in a population while proliferation is the process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.propagation
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* backpropagation * micropropagation * propagation constant * propagation delay * propagation mode * propagation timeproliferation
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Mark Tran
Denied an education by war, passage=One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools