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- word choice - Independent independently of from - English Language . . .
Independently of is correct here To be independent of something means to not depend on it for anything essential Hence, the following is the best choice: [Noun] was developed independently of [noun] Independently from is not correct usage, as well as being very uncommon From X would indicate either coming from X or going away from X, neither of which applies here, since independence does
- What is the word when people come up with the same idea independently
Suppose Darwin and Wallace independently come up with a similar idea It's like the idea has entered the social consciousness at that time What is the word for this called? Kind of the tipping po
- Synonym for arrive independently at same solution
In biology, convergent evolution describes the process whereby different animals acquire similar traits in separate lineages Two people can arrive at the same solution to a problem, or invent som
- word usage - Does the definition of originate allow it to apply to . . .
Suppose you create something, and then years later I create the same thing without any knowledge of what you had done It obviously originated from you, but did it also originate from me? Does the definition of "originate" allow it to apply to instances of something that happened independently of the first occurrence?
- Term for the situation in which two people use the same words or . . .
It seems that often enough, the adverb "*independently" is a term that applies to such situations ; it is found in particular with the verb "to discover" (ngram, examples)
- meaning - Independence vs. Independency - English Language Usage . . .
In this context, we often see independence used as a possessed quality, and independency used independently of possession: We can verify the linear independence of x and y
- phrase requests - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
2 a : existing or capable of existing independently an autonomous zooid 2 b : responding, reacting, or developing independently of the whole an autonomous growth Although autonomous is often synonymous with independent, it is not quite as neutral a word; it conveys more of an intention of deliberately breaking away and proving yourself
- phrase requests - Is there a word to describe one who distils complex . . .
I’m looking for a word or short phrase that can be used as an adjective to describe a person who does, or the act of doing, something that could match one of the following descriptions: distils co
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