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Structure vs. Nature — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Structure and Nature

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Structure

A structure is an arrangement and organization of interrelated elements in a material object or system, or the object or system so organized. Material structures include man-made objects such as buildings and machines and natural objects such as biological organisms, minerals and chemicals.

Nature

Nature, in the broadest sense, is the natural, physical, material world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general.

Structure

The arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex
The two sentences have equivalent structures
The company's weakness is the inflexibility of its management structure

Nature

The phenomena of the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features and products of the earth, as opposed to humans or human creations
The breathtaking beauty of nature

Structure

A building or other object constructed from several parts
The station is a magnificent structure and should not be demolished
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Nature

The basic or inherent features, character, or qualities of something
Helping them to realize the nature of their problems
There are a lot of other documents of that nature

Structure

Construct or arrange according to a plan; give a pattern or organization to
Services must be structured so as to avoid pitfalls

Nature

The material world and its phenomena
Scientists analyzing nature.

Structure

Something made up of a number of parts that are held or put together in a particular way
Hierarchical social structure.

Nature

The forces and processes that produce and control these phenomena
The balance of nature.
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Structure

The way in which parts are arranged or put together to form a whole; makeup
Triangular in structure.

Nature

The world of living things and the outdoors
Spent the day enjoying nature.

Structure

The interrelation or arrangement of parts in a complex entity
Political structure.
Plot structure.

Nature

A primitive state of existence, untouched and uninfluenced by civilization or social constraints
When people lived in a state of nature.

Structure

Something constructed, such as a building.

Nature

The basic character or qualities of humanity
It is only human nature to worry about the future.

Structure

The arrangement or formation of the tissues, organs, or other parts of an organism.

Nature

The fundamental character or disposition of a person; temperament
A man of an irascible nature.

Structure

An organ or other part of an organism.

Nature

The set of inherent characteristics or properties that distinguish something
Trying to determine the nature of a newly discovered phenomenon.

Structure

To give form or arrangement to
Structure a curriculum.
Structure one's day.

Nature

A kind or sort
Confidences of a personal nature.

Structure

A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items.

Nature

The processes and functions of the body, as in healing
The doctor decided not to do anything and let nature take its course.

Structure

The underlying shape of a solid.
He studied the structure of her face.

Nature

Heredity
Behavior more influenced by nature than nurture.

Structure

The overall form or organization of something.
The structure of a sentence.
The structure of the society was still a mystery.

Nature

The way things are, the totality of all things in the physical universe and their order, especially the physical world in contrast to spiritual realms and flora and fauna as distinct from human conventions, art, and technology.
Nature doesn't lie.
The laws of nature are written in the language of mathematics.
Tectonic activity is part of nature, so there's no way to stop earthquakes.

Structure

A set of rules defining behaviour.
For some, the structure of school life was oppressive.

Nature

The particular way someone or something is, especially

Structure

(computing) Several pieces of data treated as a unit.
This structure contains both date and timezone information.

Nature

The essential or innate characteristics of a person or thing which will always tend to manifest, especially in contrast to specific contexts, reason, religious duty, upbringing, and personal pretense or effort.
It's not in my nature to steal.
You can't help feeling that way. It's human nature.
Power corrupts. That's just the nature of the beast.

Structure

Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish
There's lots of structure to be fished along the west shore of the lake; the impoundment submerged a town there when it was built.

Nature

The distinguishing characteristic of a person or thing, understood as its general class, sort, type, etc.
What was the nature of your relationship with the deceased?
The best medium might be petroleum, liquified gas, or something of that nature.

Structure

A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.
The South African leader went off to consult with the structures.

Nature

Synonym of caliber: the class of a gun.

Structure

(logic) A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.

Nature

The vital functions or strength of someone or something, especially as requiring nourishment or careful maintenance or (medicine) as a force of regeneration without special treatment.

Structure

(transitive) To give structure to; to arrange.
I'm trying to structure my time better so I'm not always late.
I've structured the deal to limit the amount of money we can lose.

Nature

A requirement or powerful impulse of the body's physical form, especially

Structure

The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.
His son builds on, and never is contentTill the last farthing is in structure spent.

Nature

The need to urinate and defecate.
I hear the call of nature.

Structure

Manner of building; form; make; construction.
Want of insight into the structure and constitution of the terraqueous globe.

Nature

Sexual desire.

Structure

Arrangement of parts, of organs, or of constituent particles, in a substance or body; as, the structure of a rock or a mineral; the structure of a sentence.
It [basalt] has often a prismatic structure.

Nature

Spontaneous love, affection, or reverence, especially between parent and child.

Structure

Manner of organization; the arrangement of the different tissues or parts of animal and vegetable organisms; as, organic structure, or the structure of animals and plants; cellular structure.

Nature

A product of the body's physical form, especially semen and vaginal fluids, menstrual fluid, and (obsolete) feces.

Structure

That which is built; a building; esp., a building of some size or magnificence; an edifice.
There stands a structure of majestic frame.

Nature

A part of the body's physical form, especially (obsolete) the female genitalia.

Structure

A thing constructed; a complex construction or entity;
The structure consisted of a series of arches
She wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons

Nature

(obsolete) To endow with natural qualities.

Structure

The manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts;
Artists must study the structure of the human body
The structure of the benzene molecule

Nature

The existing system of things; the universe of matter, energy, time and space; the physical world; all of creation. Contrasted with the world of mankind, with its mental and social phenomena.
But looks through nature up to nature's God.
When, in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bonds which have connected them with another, ans to assume among the powers of the earth the separate and equal Station which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent Respect to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should declare the causes that impel them to the Separation.
Nature has caprices which art can not imitate.

Structure

The complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations;
His lectures have no structure

Nature

The personified sum and order of causes and effects; the powers which produce existing phenomena, whether in the total or in detail; the agencies which carry on the processes of creation or of being; - often conceived of as a single and separate entity, embodying the total of all finite agencies and forces as disconnected from a creating or ordering intelligence; as, produced by nature; the forces of nature.
I oft admireHow Nature, wise and frugal, could commitSuch disproportions.

Structure

A particular complex anatomical structure;
He has good bone structure

Nature

The established or regular course of things; usual order of events; connection of cause and effect.

Structure

The people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships;
The social organization of England and America is very different
Sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family

Nature

Conformity to that which is natural, as distinguished from that which is artificial, or forced, or remote from actual experience.
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.

Structure

Give a structure to;
I need to structure my days

Nature

The sum of qualities and attributes which make a person or thing what it is, as distinct from others; native character; inherent or essential qualities or attributes; peculiar constitution or quality of being.
Thou, therefore, whom thou only canst redeem,Their nature also to thy nature join,And be thyself man among men on earth.

Nature

Kind, sort; character; quality.
A dispute of this nature caused mischief.

Nature

Physical constitution or existence; the vital powers; the natural life.
Oppressed nature sleeps.

Nature

Natural affection or reverence.
Have we not seenThe murdering son ascend his parent's bed,Through violated nature force his way?

Nature

Constitution or quality of mind or character.
A born devil, on whose natureNurture can never stick.
That reverence which is due to a superior nature.

Nature

To endow with natural qualities.
He [God] which natureth every kind.

Nature

The essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized;
It is the nature of fire to burn
The true nature of jealousy

Nature

A causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe;
The laws of nature
Nature has seen to it that men are stronger than women

Nature

The natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.;
They tried to preserve nature as they found it

Nature

The complex of emotional and intellectual attributes that determine a person's characteristic actions and reactions;
It is his nature to help others

Nature

A particular type of thing;
Problems of this type are very difficult to solve
He's interested in trains and things of that nature
Matters of a personal nature

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