adaptation vs dedifferentiation

dedifferentiation vs adaptation

adaptation and dedifferentiation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adaptation	Yes	No	No	No
dedifferentiation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dedifferentiation is a hyponym of adaptation; that is, dedifferentiation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adaptation:

adaptation: the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
dedifferentiation: the loss of specialization in form or function

Other hyponyms of adaptation include acclimation, acclimatisation, acclimatization, domestication, differentiation, specialisation, specialization.

adaptation (noun)	dedifferentiation (noun)
(physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)	the loss of specialization in form or function
a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)

Difference between adaptation and dedifferentiation

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