INVENTION

Invention

An invention is a unique or novel device, method, composition or process. It may be an improvement upon a machine or product, or a new process for creating an object or a result. An invention that achieves a completely unique function or result may be a radical breakthrough. Such works are novel and not obvious to others skilled in the same field.

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invention

Noun

  1. Something invented.
  2. The act of inventing.
  3. The capacity to invent.
  4. A small, self-contained composition, particularly those in J.S. Bach’s Two- and Three-part Inventions.
  5. The act of discovering or finding; the act of finding out; discovery.


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