The difference between Fledgling and Nascent
When used as adjectives, fledgling means untried or inexperienced, whereas nascent means emerging.
Fledgling is also noun with the meaning: a young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings).
check bellow for the other definitions of Fledgling and Nascent
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Fledgling as an adjective:
Untried or inexperienced.
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Fledgling as an adjective:
Emergent or rising.
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Fledgling as a noun:
A young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings).
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Fledgling as a noun:
An insect that has just fledged, i.e. undergone its final moult to become an adult or imago.
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Fledgling as a noun (figuratively):
An immature, naïve or inexperienced person.
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Nascent as an adjective:
Emerging; just coming into existence.
Examples:
"India has a nascent space industry."
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Nascent as an adjective (mathematics, obsolete):
Describing a quantity of object that is starting to grow from zero or an infinitesimal beginning. Also the creation or identification of an infinitesimal delta.
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Nascent as an adjective:
Describing the state, aspect, or practice of an abstract concept.
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Nascent as an adjective (chemistry):
Of the state of an element at the time it is being generated from some compound or transitioning from one state to another; Newly released from a compound (especially hydrogen and oxygen) by a chemical reaction or electrolysis and possessing heightened reactivity; Newly synthesized (especially protein or RNA) by translation or transcription.