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Entangled vs Intertwined - What's the difference?

entangled | intertwined |

As verbs the difference between entangled and intertwined

is that entangled is past tense of entangle while intertwined is past tense of intertwine.

As adjectives the difference between entangled and intertwined

is that entangled is tangled or twisted together while intertwined is twined or twisted together.

entangled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (entangle)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • tangled or twisted together
  • confused or complicated
  • (physics) (of two quantum states'') correlated, even though physically separated; (''referring to a state of a composite system ) not separable

    • See also

    * quantum entanglement

    intertwined

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • twined or twisted together
    • Intertwined threads of cotton
    The lovers' limbs were intertwined .

    Verb

    (head)
  • (intertwine)