findings vs collection

findings and collection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
findings	Yes	No	No	No
collection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, collection is a hypernym of findings; that is, collection is a word with a broader meaning than findings:

findings: a collection of tools and other articles used by an artisan to make jewelry or clothing or shoes
collection: several things grouped together or considered as a whole

Other hypernyms of findings include accumulation, aggregation, assemblage.

findings (noun)	collection (noun)
a collection of tools and other articles used by an artisan to make jewelry or clothing or shoes	the act of gathering something together
	a publication containing a variety of works
	request for a sum of money
	several things grouped together or considered as a whole