succession vs natural process

natural process vs succession

succession and natural process both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
succession	Yes	No	No	No
natural process	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, natural process is a hypernym of succession; that is, natural process is a word with a broader meaning than succession:

succession: (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established
natural process: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)

Other hypernyms of succession include action, activity, natural action.

succession (noun)	natural process (noun)
the action of following in order	a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
acquisition of property by descent or by will
a following of one thing after another in time
a group of people or things arranged or following in order
(ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established

Difference between succession and natural process

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