What's the difference between discovery and exploration?

Discovery


Definition:

  • (n.) The action of discovering; exposure to view; laying open; showing; as, the discovery of a plot.
  • (n.) A making known; revelation; disclosure; as, a bankrupt is bound to make a full discovery of his assets.
  • (n.) Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown or unrecognized; as, Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood.
  • (n.) That which is discovered; a thing found out, or for the first time ascertained or recognized; as, the properties of the magnet were an important discovery.
  • (n.) Exploration; examination.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The recent discovery of nuclear retinoic acid receptors provides a basis for understanding how retinoic acid acts at the genetic level.
  • (2) Since the discovery of peptides in hypophysis and brain, several classes of these peptides have been tested on their putative antidepressive properties.
  • (3) The choice of drugs during anesthesia and per-operative resuscitation are discussed in this article together with particular situations such as pheochromocytoma in pregnancy or the per-operative discovery of a previously unrecognized pheochromocytoma.
  • (4) The concept of almost total breast biopsy has great merit in the discovery of occult carcinoma.
  • (5) After the gunfight the marines made the shocking discovery of bodies of 58 men and 14 women in a room, some piled on top of each other.
  • (6) Discovery of this vectorhost-parasite system in the Americas, and the localization of promastigote flagellates (leptomonads) in the hindgut of the vector, should assist in clarifying interpretative problems associated with infection of wild-caught flies in studies on leishmaniasis in the Americas and elsewhere.
  • (7) Markram's papers on synaptic plasticity and the microcircuitry of the neural cortex were enough to earn him a full professorship at the age of 40, but his discoveries left him restless and dissatisfied.
  • (8) The semistructured interview included questions concerning events preceding infants' death and the situation at the discovery of the death.
  • (9) The prolonged survival after discovery of malignancy in such families may be explained in part by diploidy of the lesions.
  • (10) The goal of the expedition, led by Prof Ken Takai of the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, was to study the limits of life at deep-sea vents in the Cayman Trough as part of a round-the-world voyage of discovery by the research ship RV Yokosuka .
  • (11) The discovery of this vast tranche of documents has prompted historians to suggest that a major reappraisal of the end of Britain's empire will be required once these materials have been digested – a "hidden history" if ever there were one.
  • (12) The FBI’s decision to reopen their criminal investigation into Hillary Clinton’s secret email server just 11 days before the election shows how serious this discovery must be,” the RNC chairman, Reince Priebus, said in a statement.
  • (13) The recently acquired knowledge of the importance of cell-mediated immunity in many illnesses and the discovery of a variety of substances that can restore certain cell-mediated immune functions has served to focus the attention of physicians on this area of immunity.
  • (14) Last year's physics Nobel was for the Higgs discovery and was only given to theorists, not experimentalists.
  • (15) But the study’s co-author Mark Hay, a professor from the Georgia Institute of Technology, said the discovery here was that greater carbon concentrations led to “some algae producing more potent chemicals that suppress or kill corals more rapidly”, in some cases in just weeks.
  • (16) Information about olfactory neuron microtubules may be applicable to neurons in general (e.g., the discovery that axons contain microtubules of uniform polarity was first made in the olfactory neuron) or to microtubules in other eukaryotic cells.
  • (17) These are some of the finest Neolithic monuments in the world, and in 1999 they were given World Heritage status by Unesco, an act that led directly to the discovery of the Ness of Brodgar.
  • (18) However, panniculitis leading to the discovery of chronic pancreatitis with a surgically treatable ductal abnormality has not been previously reported.
  • (19) A number of professionals have projected a rebound in the frequency of mental retardation associated with PKU since the discovery of MPKU.
  • (20) Based in London, Perrette oversees and sets the strategy for all of Discovery’s business outside the United States.

Exploration


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of exploring, penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of discovery, especially of geographical discovery; examination; as, the exploration of unknown countries
  • (n.) physical examination.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) But earlier this year the Unesco world heritage committee called for the cancellation of all such Virunga oil permits and appealed to two concession holders, Total and Soco International, not to undertake exploration in world heritage sites.
  • (2) To explore an early step, we synthesized 5 beta-cholest-7-ene-3 beta,6 alpha,14 alpha-triol in tritiated form.
  • (3) A review is presented concerning the development of new neuroimaging techniques in the last decade which have improved the diagnostic exploration of patients with spinal cord injuries, including studies of possible sequelae.
  • (4) Tottenham Hotspur’s £400m redevelopment of White Hart Lane could include a retractable grass pitch as the club explores the possibility of hosting a new NFL franchise.
  • (5) United believe it is more likely the right-back can be bought in the summer but are exploring what would represent the considerable coup of acquiring the 26-year-old immediately.
  • (6) Further exploration of these excretory pathways will provide interesting new insights on the numerous cholestatic and hyperbilirubinemic syndromes that occur in nature.
  • (7) The relationship of weight history with current fat distribution was also explored.
  • (8) In a new venture, BDJ Study Tours will offer a separate itinerary for partners on the Study Safari so whilst the business of dentistry gets under way they can explore additional sights in this fascinating country.
  • (9) Recognition of this deficiency in our knowledge spurred a belated explosion of research that began with an exploration of the fine structure of the mesothelium.
  • (10) In our efforts to explore alternative treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant tumors we have examined the sensitivity of MDR tumor cell lines to lymphokine activated killer (LAK) cells.
  • (11) Dacryography is the only means of exploring the permeability of the lacrymal ducts and to conclude as the whether watering of the eyes is organic or functional.
  • (12) Intraperitoneal drain should therefore be used when choledochus has been explored.
  • (13) Individual play techniques are explored, and two case histories are given as examples of how the occupational therapist works with the child, the family, and other practitioners.
  • (14) The present study explored the possibility that SOD-mimics such as desferrioxamine-Mn(III) chelate [DF-Mn] or cyclic nitroxide stable free radicals could protect from O2-.-independent damage.
  • (15) The remaining 16 patients were explored for persistent symptoms, an abnormality on GI series, or a mass lesion on CT scan.
  • (16) The current study explored the temporal course of the perception of vowel duration.
  • (17) All 15 patients survived, and exploration of the cannulation site for bleeding was required in three patients.
  • (18) Forty five elderly patients undergoing total hip replacements were assessed one day before and two days after surgery in order to explore the relationship between pre-operative anxiety and post-operative delirium.
  • (19) The aim of the present study was to explore the possible role of heat shock proteins in the manifestation of this heat resistance.
  • (20) In the present study, the role of antiperipheral nerve myelin antibody (anti-PNM Ab) in demyelination by generating the terminal attack complex (C5b-9) of complement was explored in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and other demyelinating neuropathies.