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Immensity vs Intensity - What's the difference?

immensity | intensity |

As nouns the difference between immensity and intensity

is that immensity is the state or characteristic of being immense while intensity is the quality of being intense.

immensity

English

Noun

(immensities)
  • The state or characteristic of being immense.
  • An immense object.

    • Derived terms

    * temple of immensity

    intensity

    English

    Noun

    (intensities)
  • the quality of being intense
  • the degree of strength
  • (physics) time-averaged energy flux (the ratio of average power to the area through which the power "flows"); irradiance
  • (optics) can mean any of radiant intensity, luminous intensity or irradiance
  • (astronomy) syn. radiance
  • (geology) The severity of an earthquake in terms of its effects on the earth's surface, and buildings. The value depends on the distance from the epicentre, and is not to be confused with the magnitude.