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Discursion vs Aimlessness - What's the difference?

discursion | aimlessness |

As nouns the difference between discursion and aimlessness

is that discursion is (obsolete|rare) the action of hurriedly moving hither and thither while aimlessness is the state or quality of being aimless, or without purpose or direction.

discursion

English

Alternative forms

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Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete, rare) The action of hurriedly moving hither and thither.
  • (rare, figuratively) Digression.
  • (rare) Ratiocination.
  • (philosophy) step by step philosophic reasoning, as opposed to intuition (compare Iamblichus)
  • References

    * “ discursion]” listed in the [2nd Ed.; 1989

    aimlessness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or quality of being aimless, or without purpose or direction.