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Fineness vs Rigidity - What's the difference?

fineness | rigidity |

As nouns the difference between fineness and rigidity

is that fineness is the ratio, in a precious metal, of the primary metal to any additives or impurities while rigidity is the quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of form; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form.

fineness

English

Noun

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  • The ratio, in a precious metal, of the primary metal to any additives or impurities.
  • The ratio of a ship's length to her beam.

    • rigidity

    English

    Noun

  • The quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of resisting change of form; the amount of resistance with which a body opposes change of form.
  • Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance.
  • In Economics: synonym for stickiness (of prices/wages etc.). Describing the tendency of prices and money wages to adjust to changes in the economy with a certain delay.

    • Synonyms

    * rigidness

    Antonyms

    * flexibility * ductility * malleability * softness

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