conservation vs conservation of matter

conservation of matter vs conservation

conservation and conservation of matter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
conservation	Yes	No	No	No
conservation of matter	Yes	No	No	No

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

conservation: (physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations
conservation of matter: a fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system

Other hyponyms of conservation include conservation of charge, conservation of electricity, conservation of energy, first law of thermodynamics, law of conservation of energy, conservation of mass, law of conservation of mass, law of conservation of matter, conservation of momentum, conservation of parity, mirror symmetry, parity, space-reflection symmetry.

conservation (noun)	conservation of matter (noun)
the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources	a fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system
(physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations
an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change

Difference between conservation and conservation of matter

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