invention
Definition
New scientific or technical idea, and the means of its embodiment or accomplishment. To be patentable, an invention must be novel, have utility, and be non-obvious. To be called an invention, an idea only needs to be proven as workable. But to be called an innovation, it must also be replicable at an economical cost, and must satisfy a specific need. That's why only a few inventions lead to innovations because not all of them are economically feasible.
invention is in the Information & Knowledge Management subject.
invention appears in the definitions of the following terms:
innovation,
discontinuity,
patent,
shelf life,
parole,
development,
breakthrough,
patent pending,
externalities,
empiricism
and
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