Associations to the word «Innovation»

Wiktionary

INNOVATION, noun. The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.
INNOVATION, noun. A change effected by innovating; a change in customs;
INNOVATION, noun. Something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites.
INNOVATION, noun. A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.

Dictionary definition

INNOVATION, noun. A creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation.
INNOVATION, noun. The creation of something in the mind.
INNOVATION, noun. The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society".

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky