alleryStart learning →A new gadget idea has no value yet but is still novel. It counts as an invention but not as what?
AA discovery
BAn innovation
CA patent
DA machine
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. An innovation
An invention may be useless, but an innovation must carry some value, usually economic.
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