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Curvature vs Refraction - What's the difference?

curvature | refraction |

As nouns the difference between curvature and refraction

is that curvature is the shape of something curved while refraction is refraction (bending of any wave).

curvature

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The shape of something curved.
  • (mathematics) The extent to which a subspace is curved within a metric space.
  • The extent to which a Riemannian manifold is intrinsically curved.

    • refraction

    English

    (wikipedia refraction)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics) The turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density.
  • (metallurgy) The degree to which a metal or compound can withstand heat

    • Related terms

    * refractive * refractory

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