What's the difference between a thesis and a dissertation?

Question

excuse my ignorance please.

Answer 1

They are both mean the same

A dissertation (also called thesis or disquisition) is a document that presents the author's research and findings and is submitted in support of candidature for a degree or professional qualification. The word "thesis" comes from the Greek θέσις, meaning "position", and refers to an intellectual proposition. "Dissertation" comes from the Latin dissertātiō, meaning "discourse."

Answer 2

It is not ignorant to ask. A thesis is shorter in length and the research is not nearly as long. They both are required in order to complete the degree.  

Answer 3

In the UK:

a dissertation is normally part of an undergraduate degree

a thesis is normally part of a higher level degree, and contains a greater proportion of original research

Answer 4

In the US: a thesis is done for a master's degree and a dissertation is done for the doctorate (Ph.D.)  

Answer 5

thesis : 1. a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, esp. one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections: He vigorously defended his thesis on the causes of war.  

2. a subject for a composition or essay.  

3. a dissertation on a particular subject in which one has done original  research, as one presented by a candidate for a diploma or degree.  

4. Music. the downward stroke in conducting; downbeat. Compare arsis (def. 1).  

5. Prosody. a. a part of a metrical foot that does not bear the ictus or stress.  

b. (less commonly) the part of a metrical foot that bears the ictus. Compare

dissertation : 1. a written essay, treatise, or thesis, esp. one written by a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.  

2. any formal discourse in speech or writing.