Creation and Discovery

Creation

Creation noun - Something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination.

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Discovery and creation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Discovery" instead a noun "Creation".

Nearby Words: create, created, creature, creative, creativity

Discovery noun - The act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time.

Usage example: the discovery of a new species of starfish

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Creation and discovery are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Creation" instead a noun "Discovery".

human	human creation	human discovery
similar	similar creation	similar discovery
original	original creation	original discovery
initial	initial creation	initial discovery
Other adjectives: actual, constant, dangerous, beautiful, famous, new, unique, possible, final, later, subsequent, bizarre, last, latest, eventual, greatest, scientific, failed, recent.

The opposite, really - the discovery of magic (a technology sourced from the discovery of an "unlimited energy equation") spurred the creation of many kinds of technology to utilize it.

Source: The Magic Comes Back
Atticus' discovery of a loophole in the interaction of magic and iron resulted in his creation of a powerful amulet that lets him resist many types of magic.

Source: Literature / Iron Druid Chronicles
Alternate History: Psionics is set in a universe where Project MK Ultra was successful, leading to the formal discovery of espers, the creation of drugs that unlock psi-potential, and the various conspiracies.

Source: Tabletop Game / Psionics: The Next Stage in Human Evolution

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