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Productive vs Functional - What's the difference?

productive | functional |


In medicine terms the difference between productive and functional

is that productive is of inflammation, producing new tissue while functional is of a disease, such that its symptoms cannot be referred to any appreciable lesion or change of structure; opposed to organic disease, in which the organ itself is affected.

As adjectives the difference between productive and functional

is that productive is capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile while functional is in good working order.

As a noun functional is

a function that takes a function as its argument; More precisely: A function y=f(x) whose argument x varies in a space of (real valued, complex valued) functions and whose value belongs to a monodimensional space. An example: the definite integration of integrable real functions in a real interval.

Operative vs Productive - What's the difference?

operative | productive |


As adjectives the difference between operative and productive

is that operative is effectual or important while productive is capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.

As a noun operative

is an employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.

Productive vs Optimistic - What's the difference?

productive | optimistic |


As adjectives the difference between productive and optimistic

is that productive is capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile while optimistic is expecting the best in all possible ways.

Productive vs Instructive - What's the difference?

productive | instructive |


As adjectives the difference between productive and instructive

is that productive is capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile while instructive is conveying knowledge, information or instruction.

As a noun instructive is

(linguistics) a case in the finnish language it expresses the means or the instrument used to perform an action.

Petty vs Productive - What's the difference?

petty | productive |


As a proper noun petty

is .

As an adjective productive is

capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.

Pretty vs Productive - What's the difference?

pretty | productive |


As adjectives the difference between pretty and productive

is that pretty is cunning; clever, skilful while productive is capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.

As an adverb pretty

is somewhat, fairly, quite; sometimes also (by meiosis) very.

As a noun pretty

is something that is pretty.

As a verb pretty

is to make pretty; to beautify.

Productive vs Forcible - What's the difference?

productive | forcible | Related terms |

Productive is a related term of forcible.


As adjectives the difference between productive and forcible

is that productive is capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile while forcible is able to be forced.

Product vs Productive - What's the difference?

product | productive |


As a noun product

is a commodity offered for sale.

As an adjective productive is

capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.

Productive vs Influential - What's the difference?

productive | influential | Related terms |

Productive is a related term of influential.


As adjectives the difference between productive and influential

is that productive is capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile while influential is having or exerting influence.

As a noun influential is

a person who has influence.

Productive vs Design - What's the difference?

productive | design |


As an adjective productive

is capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.

As a noun design is

a plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.

As a verb design is

  To assign, appoint (something {{term|to|lang=en}} someone); to designate.

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