The difference between Pathological and Well-behaved

When used as adjectives, pathological means pertaining to pathology, whereas well-behaved means having good manners and acting properly.


check bellow for the other definitions of Pathological and Well-behaved

  1. Pathological as an adjective (medicine):

    Pertaining to pathology.

  2. Pathological as an adjective (medicine):

    Relating to, amounting to, causing, or caused by a physical or mental disorder.

  3. Pathological as an adjective (mathematics):

    Having properties which are counterintuitive or difficult to handle.

  4. Pathological as an adjective (computer science):

    Having properties that cause unusually bad behaviour, especially regarding correctness or performance.

  1. Well-behaved as an adjective (of a person or animal):

    Having good manners and acting properly; conforming to standards of good behaviour

    Examples:

    "The boy is well-behaved and is seldom naughty."

  2. Well-behaved as an adjective (mathematics):

    Having intuitive, easy to handle properties, especially: having a finite derivative of all orders at all points, and having no discontinuities.

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