Abundance vs. Choice — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Abundance and Choice
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Definitions
Abundance
A great or plentiful amount
An abundance of rain.
Choice
A choice is the range of different things from which you can choose. The arrival at a choice may incorporate motivators and models.
Abundance
The condition of being in rich supply
Bananas growing in abundance.
Choice
An act of choosing between two or more possibilities
The choice between good and evil
Abundance
Degree of plentifulness
"Species of low abundance are ignored in the calculation of predominance" (William M. Lewis).
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Choice
(especially of food) of very good quality
He picked some choice early plums
Abundance
(Chemistry) The amount of an isotope of an element that exists in nature, usually expressed as a percentage of the total amount of all isotopes of the element.
Choice
(of words or language) rude and abusive
He had a few choice words at his command
Abundance
Affluence; prosperity
Living in abundance.
Choice
The act of choosing; selection
It is time to make a choice between the candidates.
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Abundance
A large quantity; many.
Due to the abundance of art material, the class made a giant collage.
There is not a great abundance of time, so please don't dwadle.
Choice
The power, right, or liberty to choose; option
The teacher gave me the choice between taking an exam and writing a paper.
Abundance
An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; plentifulness.
Choice
An alternative
With no money, he had no choice but to walk home.
Abundance
Wealth; affluence; plentiful amount of resources.
Choice
One that is chosen
That vase on sale looks like an excellent choice.
Abundance
Frequency, amount, ratio of something within a given environment or sample.
Choice
A number or variety from which to choose
A wide choice of styles and colors.
Abundance
(card games) A bid to take nine or more tricks in solo whist.
Choice
The right to terminate a pregnancy by induced abortion.
Abundance
(Scotland) enough, sufficiency.
Choice
Of very fine quality
Choice peaches.
Abundance
An overflowing fullness; ample sufficiency; great plenty; profusion; copious supply; superfluity; wealth: - strictly applicable to quantity only, but sometimes used of number.
It is lamentable to remember what abundance of noble blood hath been shed with small benefit to the Christian state.
Choice
Selected with care; well-chosen
Choice phrases.
Abundance
The property of a more than adequate quantity or supply;
An age of abundance
Choice
Expressive of intense disapproval
Had some choice words for the movers who dropped her antique spinet.
Abundance
(physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present
Choice
Of or relating to the USDA grade of beef with more marbling than select cuts and less marbling than prime cuts.
Abundance
(chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million
Choice
An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
Do I have a choice of what color to paint it?
Choice
(uncountable) The power to choose.
She didn't leave us much choice.
Choice
One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.
The ice cream sundae is a popular choice for dessert.
Choice
Anything that can be chosen.
You have three choices: vanilla, strawberry or chocolate
Choice
The best or most preferable part.
Choice
(obsolete) Care and judgement in selecting; discrimination, selectiveness.
Choice
(obsolete) A sufficient number to choose among.
Choice
(set theory) axiom of choice.
Choice
Especially good or preferred.
It's a choice location, but you will pay more to live there.
Choice
(obsolete) Careful in choosing; discriminating.
Choice
Cool; excellent.
"I'm going to the movies." —"Choice!"
Choice
Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; the determination of the mind in preferring one thing to another; election.
Choice
The power or opportunity of choosing; option.
Choice there is not, unless the thing which we take be so in our power that we might have refused it.
Choice
Care in selecting; judgment or skill in distinguishing what is to be preferred, and in giving a preference; discrimination.
I imagine they [the apothegms of Cæsar] were collected with judgment and choice.
Choice
A sufficient number to choose among.
Choice
The thing or person chosen; that which is approved and selected in preference to others; selection.
The common wealth is sick of their own choice.
Choice
The best part; that which is preferable.
The flower and choiceOf many provinces from bound to bound.
Choice
Worthly of being chosen or preferred; select; superior; precious; valuable.
My choicest hours of life are lost.
Choice
Preserving or using with care, as valuable; frugal; - used with of; as, to be choice of time, or of money.
Choice
Selected with care, and due attention to preference; deliberately chosen.
Choice word measured phrase.
Choice
The person or thing chosen or selected;
He was my pick for mayor
Choice
The act of choosing or selecting;
Your choice of colors was unfortunate
You can take your pick
Choice
One of a number of things from which only one can be chosen;
What option did I have?
There no other alternative
My only choice is to refuse
Choice
Of superior grade;
Choice wines
Prime beef
Prize carnations
Quality paper
Select peaches
Choice
Appealing to refined taste;
Choice wine