expansion vs elaboration

expansion and elaboration both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
expansion	Yes	No	No	No
elaboration	Yes	No	No	No

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

expansion: adding information or detail
elaboration: addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

Other hyponyms of expansion include amplification, annotating, annotation, subjoining, subjunction, supplementation.

As nouns, expansion and elaboration are synonyms defined as:

expansion and elaboration: a discussion that provides additional information

Other synonyms of expansion include enlargement.

expansion (noun)	elaboration (noun)
the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope	developing in intricate and painstaking detail
adding information or detail	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
a discussion that provides additional information	marked by elaborately complex detail
a function expressed as a sum or product of terms	a discussion that provides additional information
	the result of improving something

expansion vs elaboration

expansion and elaboration both are nouns.

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