The difference between Inevitability and Necessity

When used as nouns, inevitability means the condition of being inevitable, whereas necessity means the quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.


check bellow for the other definitions of Inevitability and Necessity

  1. Inevitability as a noun (uncountable):

    The condition of being inevitable.

  2. Inevitability as a noun (countable):

    An inevitable condition or outcome.

  1. Necessity as a noun:

    The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

    Examples:

    "I bought a new table out of necessity. My old one was ruined."

  2. Necessity as a noun:

    The condition of being needy; desperate need; lack

  3. Necessity as a noun:

    Something necessary; a requisite; something indispensable.

    Examples:

    "A tent is a necessity if you plan on camping."

  4. Necessity as a noun:

    Something which makes an act or an event unavoidable; an irresistible force; overruling power

  5. Necessity as a noun:

    The negation of freedom in voluntary action; the subjection of all phenomena, whether material or spiritual, to inevitable causation; necessitarianism.

  6. Necessity as a noun (legal):

    Greater utilitarian good; used in justification of a criminal act.

    Examples:

    "[[doctrine of necessity]]"

  7. Necessity as a noun (legal, in the plural):

    Indispensable requirements (of life).

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