Diffusion vs Extent - What's the difference?
diffusion | extent |
the act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion
(physics) the scattering of light by reflection from a rough surface, or by passage through a translucent medium
(physics) the intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation
the spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities
(physics, weather) Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale.
the movement of water vapor from regions of high concentration (high water vapor pressure) toward regions of lower concentration.
A range of values or locations.
The space, area, volume, etc., to which something extends.
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(computing) A contiguous area of storage in a file system.
As nouns the difference between diffusion and extent
is that diffusion is the act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion while extent is a range of values or locations.As an adjective extent is
extended.diffusion
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Noun
(en noun)extent
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Noun
(en noun)- The extent of his knowledge of the language is a few scattered words.