What is the basic differences between conformational isomers and configurational (like geometrical isomers) isomers?

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What is the basic differences between conformational isomers and configurational (like geometrical isomers) isomers? 

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One conformational isomer is changes into other without any bond rearrangement i.e. due to single bond rotation while geometrical isomers are converted in to one form to other by bond rearrangement i.e. bond breaking and bond making

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