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Erg vs Erf - What's the difference?

erg | erf |

As nouns the difference between erg and erf

is that erg is the unit of work or energy, being the amount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of one centimeter equal to 10−7 joules or erg can be (geomorphology) a large desert region of sand dunes with little or no vegetation, especially in the sahara while erf is inheritance; patrimony or erf can be a small inherited house-and-garden lot in a village or settlement or erf can be (math) error function.

erg

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • The unit of work or energy, being the amount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of one centimeter. Equal to 10?7 joules.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (geomorphology) A large desert region of sand dunes with little or no vegetation, especially in the Sahara.

    • Anagrams

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    erf

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) erfe, erve, from (etyl) yrfe, . Related to (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Inheritance; patrimony.
  • (by extension) Stock; cattle.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) , related to (etyl) erf above.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A small inherited house-and-garden lot in a village or settlement.

    • Etymology 3

    Abbreviation.

    Noun

  • (math) error function
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