Invention and Precedent

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

Precedent and invention are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Precedent" instead a noun "Invention".

Nearby Words: invent, invented, inventive, inventiveness, inventor

Precedent noun - An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time.

Invention and precedent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Invention" instead a noun "Precedent".

Nearby Words: precede, preceding, precedence, precedential