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Fatimah0786 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
"Transient" Vs "Temporary"
What is the difference between the words, "Transient" and "Temporary"?
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We use them in different contexts. Temporary is something impermanent as a deliberate decision The store has 5 temporary positions for the holiday period. Temporary buildings are put up for the classrooms while the school is being rebuilt.
- We use them in different contexts.
- Temporary is something impermanent as a deliberate decision The store has 5 temporary positions for the holiday period.
- Temporary buildings are put up for the classrooms while the school is being rebuilt.
- Transient - relates to something that just happens without specific cause transient workers (they just come and go, a day at a time) transient medical condition (it comes and goes without apparent cause)
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We use them in different contexts. Temporary is something impermanent as a deliberate decision
The store has 5 temporary positions for the holiday period.
Temporary buildings are put up for the classrooms while the school is being rebuilt.
Transient - relates to something that just happens without specific cause
transient workers (they just come and go, a day at a time)
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The store has 5 temporary positions for the holiday period.
Temporary buildings are put up for the classrooms while the school is being rebuilt.
Transient - relates to something that just happens without specific cause
transient workers (they just come and go, a day at a time)
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Temporary means for short period of time, whereas, transient describes a state between two states which is not necessarily for short time.
Ex. The transient temperature in reaction describes a temperature between states A and B.
Ex. The low temperature is temporary.
In a nutshell, temporary focuses on the short duration, while transient indicates state between two more permanen
Ex. The transient temperature in reaction describes a temperature between states A and B.
Ex. The low temperature is temporary.
In a nutshell, temporary focuses on the short duration, while transient indicates state between two more permanen
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hrsaneitransient describes a state between two states which is not necessarily for short time.I have not seen that definition in any dictionary or context. Transient is always associated with some phenomenon of a rather short duration.
Perhaps you are thinking of transition.
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