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perturbation vs breakdown

breakdown vs perturbation

perturbation and breakdown both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
perturbation Yes No No No
breakdown Yes No No No
As nouns, breakdown is a hyponym of perturbation; that is, breakdown is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than perturbation:
  • perturbation: the act of causing disorder
  • breakdown: the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
Other hyponyms of perturbation include dislocation, surprisal, surprise.
perturbation (noun) breakdown (noun)
the act of causing disorder the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue
a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset an analysis into mutually exclusive categories
activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption a cessation of normal operation
(physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
an unhappy and worried mental state (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
a mental or physical breakdown
Difference between perturbation and breakdown

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