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Categorical vs Patent - What's the difference?

categorical | patent | Related terms |

Categorical is a related term of patent.


As nouns the difference between categorical and patent

is that categorical is (logic) a categorical proposition while patent is .

As an adjective categorical

is absolute; having no exception.

Charter vs Patent - What's the difference?

charter | patent | Related terms |


As nouns the difference between charter and patent

is that charter is a document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges while patent is a declaration issued by a government agency declaring someone the inventor of a new invention and having the privilege of stopping others from making, using or selling the claimed invention; a letter patent.

As adjectives the difference between charter and patent

is that charter is leased or hired while patent is open, unobstructed, expanded.

As verbs the difference between charter and patent

is that charter is to grant or establish a charter while patent is to successfully register an invention with a government agency; to secure a letter patent.

Patent vs Perceptible - What's the difference?

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Patent is a related term of perceptible.


As nouns the difference between patent and perceptible

is that patent is while perceptible is anything that can be perceived.

As an adjective perceptible is

able to be perceived, sensed, or discerned.

Bald vs Patent - What's the difference?

bald | patent | Related terms |

Bald is a related term of patent.


As nouns the difference between bald and patent

is that bald is (appalachian) a mountain summit or crest that lacks forest growth despite a warm climate conducive to such, as is found in many places in the southern while patent is .

As an adjective bald

is having no hair, fur or feathers.

As a verb bald

is to become bald.

Patent vs Pleasure - What's the difference?

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Patent is a related term of pleasure.


As nouns the difference between patent and pleasure

is that patent is while pleasure is (uncountable) a state of being pleased.

As an interjection pleasure is

pleased to meet you.

As a verb pleasure is

to give or afford pleasure to; to please; to gratify.

Patent vs Boon - What's the difference?

patent | boon | Related terms |

Patent is a related term of boon.


As nouns the difference between patent and boon

is that patent is while boon is (obsolete) a prayer; petition or boon can be the woody portion of flax, separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.

As an adjective boon is

(obsolete) good; prosperous; as, "boon voyage".

Sheer vs Patent - What's the difference?

sheer | patent | Related terms |

Sheer is a related term of patent.


As nouns the difference between sheer and patent

is that sheer is (nautical) the curve of the main deck or gunwale from bow to stern while patent is .

As an adjective sheer

is (textiles) very thin or transparent.

As an adverb sheer

is (archaic) clean; quite; at once.

As a verb sheer

is (chiefly|nautical) to swerve from a course.

Patent vs Favour - What's the difference?

patent | favour | Related terms |

Patent is a related term of favour.


As nouns the difference between patent and favour

is that patent is while favour is .

As a verb favour is

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Unanswerable vs Patent - What's the difference?

unanswerable | patent | Related terms |

Unanswerable is a related term of patent.


As nouns the difference between unanswerable and patent

is that unanswerable is something that cannot be answered while patent is .

As an adjective unanswerable

is not answerable; impossible to answer.

Patent vs Pure - What's the difference?

patent | pure | Related terms |

Patent is a related term of pure.


As nouns the difference between patent and pure

is that patent is while pure is puree,.

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