innovation

[In`no*va·tion]

A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.

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The act of innovating; introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.

Noun
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"

Noun
a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation

Noun
the creation of something in the mind


n.
The act of innovating; introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.

n.
A change effected by innovating; a change in customs; something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites.

n.
A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.


Innovation

In`no*va"tion , n. [L. innovatio; cf. F. innovation.] 1. The act of innovating; introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc. Dryden. 2. A change effected by innovating; a change in customs; something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites. Bacon.
The love of things ancient doth argue stayedness, but levity and want of experience maketh apt unto innovations.
3. (Bot.) A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.

The act of innovating; introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.

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Usage Examples

Art begins in imitation and ends in innovation.

Business has only two functions - marketing and innovation.

Environmentalism opposes reckless innovation and makes conservation the central order of business.

Energy and environmental regulation, transportation, and broadband policy all benefit when legislators have a basic grounding in the technical concepts behind business models, products, and innovation.

Cutting the deficit by gutting our investments in innovation and education is like lightening an overloaded airplane by removing its engine. It may make you feel like you're flying high at first, but it won't take long before you feel the impact.

Furthermore, we believe that health care reform, again I said at the beginning of my remarks, that we sent the three pillars that the President's economic stabilization and job creation initiatives were education and innovation - innovation begins in the classroom - clean energy and climate, addressing the climate issues in an innovative way to keep us number one and competitive in the world with the new technology, and the third, first among equals I may say, is health care, health insurance reform.

America's growth historically has been fueled mostly by investment, education, productivity, innovation and immigration. The one thing that doesn't seem to have anything to do with America's growth rate is a brutal work schedule.

Any good music must be an innovation.

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Other Usage Examples

I cannot help fearing that men may reach a point where they look on every new theory as a danger, every innovation as a toilsome trouble, every social advance as a first step toward revolution, and that they may absolutely refuse to move at all.

If you go into a bar in most places in America and even say the word poetry, you'll probably get beaten up. But poetry is a really strong, beautiful form to me, and a lot of innovation in language comes from poetry.

In order for America to remain a global leader in innovation and opportunity, we must give our children a solid foundation in math and science.

In this time of budget cuts, we cannot forget that basic science is a building block for scientific innovation and economic growth in the information age.

An innovation is one of those things that society looks at and says, if we make this part of the way we live and work, it will change the way we live and work.

Despite all our gains in technology, product innovation and world markets, most people are not thriving in the organizations they work for.

In some cases, inventions prohibit innovation because we're so caught up in playing with the technology, we forget about the fact that it was supposed to be important.

I think that somebody with the resources and innovation and the idea is going to come out of nowhere and come up with a successful space travel program.

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