Successor vs. Predecessor

Successor vs. Predecessor — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Successor and Predecessor

Successornoun

A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.

George W. Bush was successor to Bill Clinton as President of the US.

Predecessornoun

One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.

Successornoun

The next heir in order or succession.

Predecessornoun

A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.

The steam engine was the predecessor of diesel and electric locomotives.

Successornoun

A person who inherits a title or office.

Predecessornoun

(mathematics) A vertex having a directed path to another vertex

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Successornoun

The integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another.

A limit ordinal is not the successor of any ordinal.

Predecessornoun

one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

Successornoun

a person who follows next in order;

he was President Lincoln's successor

Successornoun

a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone

Successornoun

a person who inherits some title or office