What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Attenuation vs Perturbation - What's the difference?

attenuation | perturbation |

As nouns the difference between attenuation and perturbation

is that attenuation is attenuation while perturbation is (uncountable) agitation; the state of being perturbed.

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

    perturbation

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Agitation; the state of being perturbed
  • (countable) A small change in a physical system, or more broadly any definable system (such as a biological or economic system)
  • (countable, astronomy, physics) Variation in an orbit due to the influence of external bodies