Pruning vs Topping - What's the difference?
pruning | topping |
A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.
(countable) Something obtained by pruning, as a twig.
(computer science) A method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree.
(UK, informal, dated) wonderful
* 1953 , Roald Dahl, Galloping Foxley
(archaic) Assuming superiority; proud.
* South
any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza
The act of cutting off the top of something.
(nautical) The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other.
As nouns the difference between pruning and topping
is that pruning is a removal of excess material from a tree or shrub while topping is any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza.As verbs the difference between pruning and topping
is that pruning is present participle of lang=en while topping is present participle of lang=en.As an adjective topping is
wonderful.pruning
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Derived terms
* alpha-beta pruningVerb
(head)topping
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(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- 'Well,' he said, settling back in the seat directly opposite. 'It's a topping day.'
- The great and flourishing condition of some of the topping sinners of the world.