innovation

Noun
  1. A creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation (synset 103587827)
    is a type of: creation - an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone
    same as: invention
  2. The creation of something in the mind (synset 105641230)
    is a type of: creative thinking, creativeness, creativity - the ability to create
    subtypes:
    • concoction - the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose
    • contrivance - the faculty of contriving; inventive skill
    same as: conception, design, excogitation, invention
  3. The act of starting something for the first time;
    Introducing something new (synset 100241051)
    "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"
    is a type of: beginning, commencement, start - the act of starting something
    subtypes: authorship, paternity - the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing
    same as: creation, foundation, founding, initiation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination

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