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Latest vs Dynamic - What's the difference?

latest | dynamic |

As adjectives the difference between latest and dynamic

is that latest is (late) while dynamic is changing; active; in motion.

As nouns the difference between latest and dynamic

is that latest is the most recent thing, particularly information or news while dynamic is a characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.

As an adverb latest

is .

latest

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (late)
  • Last, final.
  • * 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , II.i:
    • Whiles the sad pang approching she does feele, / Brayes out her latest breath, and vp her eyes doth seele.
  • Most recent.
    • Here is the latest news on the accident.

    Adverb

    (head)
  • At the latest.
    • Complete the XYZ task latest by today 5:00PM.
    (English Citations of "latest")

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The most recent thing, particularly information or news.
    • Have you heard the latest ?
    What's the latest on the demonstrations in New York?
    Have you met Jane's latest ? I hear he's a hunk.
  • *
  • * {{quote-book, title=Puritan Boston and Quaker Philadelphia, page=54, books.google.com/books?isbn=156000830X,
    • author=(Edward Digby Baltzell), year=1979, passage=It has often been said that Philadelphia is the city of firsts, Boston of bests, and New York of latests .}}

    Anagrams

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    dynamic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * dynamick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Changing; active; in motion.
    • The environment is dynamic , changing with the years and the seasons.
    dynamic economy
  • Powerful; energetic.
    • He was a dynamic and engaging speaker.
  • Able to change and adapt.
  • (music) Having to do with the volume of sound.
    • The dynamic marking in bar 40 is forte.
  • (computing) Happening at runtime instead of being predetermined at compile time.
    • dynamic allocation
    dynamic IP addresses
    the dynamic resizing of an array
  • Pertaining to dynamics, the branch of mechanics concerned with the effects of forces on the motion of objects.

    • Synonyms

    * : active, fluid, moving * (powerful): energetic, powerful

    Antonyms

    * static * (computing) static

    Derived terms

    * dynamicity * dynamical * hydrodynamic * aerodynamic

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior.
    • Watch the dynamic between the husband and wife when they disagree.
    The study of fluid dynamics quantifies turbulent and laminar flows.
  • (music) The varying loudness or volume of a song or the markings that indicate the loudness.
    • If you pay attention to the dynamics as you play, it's a very moving piece.
  • (music) A symbol in a musical score that indicates the desired level of volume.

    • Related terms

    * dynamics

    Synonyms

    * apparatus, course of action, design, effect, function, functioning, implementation, interchange, interplay, mechanism, method, modus operandi, motif, nature, operation, pattern, process, regimen, workings

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