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Boundary vs Nexus - What's the difference?

boundary | nexus |

As nouns the difference between boundary and nexus

is that boundary is the dividing line or location between two areas while nexus is (philosophy|rare|nonstandard).

boundary

English

Noun

(boundaries)
  • The dividing line or location between two areas.
  • *
  • *:So this was my future home, I thought!Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
  • (cricket) An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field.
  • (cricket) An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or without bouncing), usually resulting in an award of 4 (a four) or 6 (a six) runs respectively for the batting team.
  • (topology) (of a set) the set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set.

    • Derived terms

    * boundary umpire * boundary rider

    Related terms

    * bound

    See also

    * border * confine * frontier * fladry

    External links

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    nexus

    English

    Noun

  • a form of connection
  • a connected group
  • the centre of something

    • Usage notes

    The Latin plural form (written ) is sometimes used in academic discussions of process philosophy (see ).

    Synonyms

    * bond * link * tie

    Anagrams

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