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Rigour vs Concision - What's the difference?

rigour | concision |

As nouns the difference between rigour and concision

is that rigour is severity or strictness while concision is conciseness, brevity or terseness.

rigour

English

(wikipedia rigour)

Alternative forms

* rigor (US)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Severity or strictness.
  • A trembling or shivering response.
  • Character of being unyielding or inflexible.
  • Shrewd questioning.
  • Higher level of difficulty.
  • (British, slang) An abbreviated form of rigour mortis.

    • Related terms

    * rigid * rigorous * rigorousness

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    concision

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • Conciseness, brevity or terseness.
  • A form of media censorship where discussions are limited in topics on the basis of broadcast time allotments.
  • A cutting off; a division; a schism or faction.
    • (South)

    Usage notes

    Relatively uncommon; (brevity) is rather more common.