necessity is the mother of innovation

English

Etymology

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

Proverb

necessity is the mother of innovation

  1. Alternative form of necessity is the mother of invention

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