improvement vs elaboration

elaboration vs improvement

improvement and elaboration both are nouns.

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

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

improvement: a change for the better; progress in development
elaboration: the result of improving something

Other hyponyms of improvement include resurgence, revitalisation, revitalization, revival, revivification, refinement, accommodation, adjustment, fitting, conservation, preservation, recovery.

improvement (noun)	elaboration (noun)
the act of improving something	developing in intricate and painstaking detail
a change for the better; progress in development	addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
a condition superior to an earlier condition	marked by elaborately complex detail
	a discussion that provides additional information
	the result of improving something

Difference between improvement and elaboration

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