What's the difference between insight and profundity?

Insight


Definition:

  • (n.) A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; -- frequently used with into.
  • (n.) Power of acute observation and deduction; penetration; discernment; perception.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) I want to get some good insight before I make my decision,” said Hiddink.
  • (2) The metabolism of [1,3-14C]benzo[f]quinoline (BfQ) by liver microsomes from control, 3-methylcholanthrene (3-MC)-pretreated and phenobarbital (PB)-pretreated rats has been investigated in order to gain insights into the effect of mixed function oxidase inducers on the types and levels of specific metabolites as formed in vitro.
  • (3) Further exploration of these excretory pathways will provide interesting new insights on the numerous cholestatic and hyperbilirubinemic syndromes that occur in nature.
  • (4) This quantitative characterization of the properties of conduction and refractoriness of both the accessory pathway and ventriculoatrial conduction system and the relation between these characteristics and the accessory pathway location in ART patients provides additional insight into the prerequisites for the initiation and maintenance of this rhythm disturbance.
  • (5) Tests were chosen to assess various aspects of monocyte function that give some insight into the host defense status and the degree of "activation" of the monocyte.
  • (6) A variety of homobifunctional crosslinking agents have been used to gain insight into the nature of the murine interleukin 3 (mIL-3) receptor.
  • (7) Although not common, the disorder is the most frequently diagnosed disturbance of porphyrin metabolism in many countries, and further insight into its unusual pathogenesis may clarify the hepatotoxic effects of the 4 etiologic agents.
  • (8) He captivated me, but not just because of his intellect; it was for his wisdom, his psychological insights and his sense of humour that I will always remember our dinners together.
  • (9) Families were randomly assigned to one of two forms of conjoint therapy: an Insight-oriented treatment (N = 10) or a Problem-Solving intervention (N = 10).
  • (10) We document for the first time abnormal microenvironments in thymomas that may offer insights into understanding normal thymic differentiation.
  • (11) Mark Latham's insights, insults and feuds are why he's worth reading | Gay Alcorn Read more BuzzFeed political editor Mark Di Stefano, the reporter who broke the story linking Latham to the less-than-savoury @RealMarkLatham Twitter account , had been chasing Stutchbury for days.
  • (12) The decision of the editors to solicit a review for the Medical Progress series of this journal devoted to current concepts of the renal handling of salt and water is sound in that this important topic in kidney physiology has recently been the object of a number of new, exciting and, in some instances, quite unexpected insights into the mechanisms governing sodium excretion.
  • (13) A more current view of science, the Probabilistic paradigm, encourages more complex models, which can be articulated as the more flexible maxims used with insight by the wise clinician.
  • (14) By sharing insights and best practice expertise through [the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Sustainability Action Plan] esap and other platforms, Wrap believes business models such as trade-in services will be a reality in the next three to five years.” The actions of the 51 signatories to esap include: implementing new business models such as take-back and resale; extending product durability; and gaining greater value from reuse and recycling.
  • (15) To gain further insight into the side chain requirement at position 177 that confers maltose recognition, further substitutions of isoleucine, leucine, phenylalanine, proline, and serine have been made via site-directed mutagenesis.
  • (16) New insights into the biochemical and cell-biological alterations occurring in articular cartilage during the early phase of osteoarthrosis (OA) have been gained in the past decade by analysing experimentally induced osteoarthrosis in animals, mostly dogs and rabbits, while early phases of OA in humans so far have escaped diagnostic evaluation.
  • (17) V-HeFT, the first mortality trial in patients with heart failure, has provided important insights regarding trial design, including patient selection and efficacy criteria.
  • (18) The Guardian’s Jason Burke ( @burke_jason ) has insights into AQAP and al-Qaida in his frequent reportage for the Guardian.
  • (19) These new observations provide insight into the complex nature of GABAergic neurons and beta-cell GABA in regulation of islet function.
  • (20) This article will provide the nurse administrator with an insight into the development and implementation of a clinical career advancement program.

Profundity


Definition:

  • (n.) The quality or state of being profound; depth of place, knowledge, feeling, etc.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The substances released by algae in the profundal are taken up by aquatic bacteria which explains the lower release and PER measured.
  • (2) Thirty patients with 43 ischaemic limbs were treated by profundal revascularization.
  • (3) PCB and sigma DDT concentrations were greater in the predatory bottom animals than in the herbivores or detritus feeders, and the amounts of chlorinated hydrocarbons were greater in profundal animals than in littoral animals.
  • (4) The ganglia of the anterodorsal lateral line and profundal-trigeminal nerves are totally separate throughout their rostrocaudal extent.
  • (5) The constrictor effects of sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) on the profundal femoral, circumflex femoral, saphenous, and popliteal arteries varied among 19 out of 20 sites.
  • (6) "Contrast that with the 'deep-voiced' man, and its connotations of profundity.
  • (7) This syndrome, which was first described in 1959, is characterized by mechanical pain in one or both hips and profund osteoporosis occurring shortly before or during the third trimester of pregnancy.
  • (8) He veered between profundity and giggles, sometimes all in one sentence.
  • (9) The higher release of algal products of photosynthesis in the photic zone than in the profundal is probably caused by the inhibition of physiological activity of bacteria by antibacterial substances produced by algae.
  • (10) The mathematical probability of procervical activity (1.0 if all procervical; 0.0 if all profundal), and thus the transport, was 0.59 in eumenorrheic and 0.68 in dysmenorrheic patients, the average for the whole series being 0.65.
  • (11) "Their words carry a profundity and eloquence that deserves to be heard alongside George Washington or Shakespeare or St Catherine of Siena."
  • (12) Because of its safety and the profundity of its hypolipidemic action, it is suggested that charcoal may find applicability in the management of azotemic diabetic and nephrotic hyperlipidemia.
  • (13) Naegleria and Vahlkampfia were the most frequently encountered FLA in littoral sediment and surface water samples whereas Acanthamoeba was most commonly isolated from profundal sediment, especially during late summer.
  • (14) Populations in profundal sediment underwent dramatic seasonal shifts, apparently in response to the seasonal chemical changes in the hypolimnion.
  • (15) 1 aorto-profundal and 2 iliaco-femoral bypasses have remaint.
  • (16) Acanthamoeba was most prevalent in late summer, representing as much as 82% of the FLA in profundal sediment.
  • (17) Microbial biomass and activity were examined in four different arctic sediments: littoral lake sediment and profundal lake sediment from Toolik Lake, Alaska, thaw pond sediment, and eroding river bank peat.
  • (18) He looked up to see a lissome figure with gentle brown eyes that held a profundity of experience rarely encountered in someone of her age.
  • (19) Quantitative estimation of the priority ranges made it possible to determine the profundity of the functional relations between the cerebral structures.
  • (20) The sainted Richard Dawkins habitually manages to frame the questions involved with his customary profundity – claiming in The God Delusion, for example, that: “When my life is taken out, I want to be under general anaesthetic, as if it were my diseased appendix.” But Pharoah’s story shines light on the nuance and complexity that surrounds the whole question, and the cultural factors that are in danger of pushing the argument somewhere very unpleasant.