cutting edge vs perspective

cutting edge and perspective both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cutting edge	Yes	No	No	No
perspective	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, perspective is a hypernym of cutting edge; that is, perspective is a word with a broader meaning than cutting edge:

cutting edge: the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
perspective: a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

Other hypernyms of cutting edge include position, view.

cutting edge (noun)	perspective (noun)
the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife	the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer
the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field	a way of regarding situations or topics etc.