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Firmness vs Toughness - What's the difference?

firmness | toughness |

As nouns the difference between firmness and toughness

is that firmness is the state of being firm; strength; permanence; stability; hardness; resolution while toughness is the state of being tough.

firmness

English

Noun

  • The state of being firm; strength; permanence; stability; hardness; resolution.

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    toughness

    English

    (wikipedia toughness)

    Noun

    (es)
  • (uncountable) The state of being tough
  • (physics, of a metal) Resistance to fracture when stressed
  • A formidable difficulty

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