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Attenuation vs Dilution - What's the difference?

attenuation | dilution |

As nouns the difference between attenuation and dilution

is that attenuation is a gradual diminishing in the strength of something while dilution is the action of the verb dilute.

attenuation

English

(wikipedia attenuation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A gradual diminishing in the strength of something.
  • (physics) A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.
  • (biology) A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism.
  • (botany) The tapering of a leaf etc to a fine point.
  • (engineering) A fabrication process in which a material is stretched out into a thin shape.

    • Related terms

    * attenuate * tenuous * thin

    dilution

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb dilute.
  • The process of making something dilute.
  • A solution that has had additional solvent, such as water, added to it into order to make it less concentrated.

    • Antonyms

    * concentration

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