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necessity is the mother of innovation

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Etymology

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More recent variant, focusing on innovating existing processes etc. rather than inventing new things.

Proverb

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necessity is the mother of innovation

  1. Alternative form of necessity is the mother of invention

Translations

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necessity is the mother of invention — see necessity is the mother of invention
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