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Latitude vs Ubiquity - What's the difference?

latitude | ubiquity |

As nouns the difference between latitude and ubiquity

is that latitude is the angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point while ubiquity is the state or quality of being, or appearing to be, everywhere at once; actual or perceived omnipresence.

latitude

English

(wikipedia latitude)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geography, astronomy) The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.
  • (geography) An imaginary line (in fact a circle) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.
  • The relative freedom from restrictions; scope to do something.
    • His parents gave him a great deal of latitude .
  • (astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.
  • (photography) The extent to which a light-sensitive material can be over- or underexposed and still achieve an acceptable result.
  • * Wikipedia article on (exposure latitude)
  • Extent or scope; e.g. breadth, width or amplitude.

    • Usage notes

    * When used to refer to distances or imaginary lines around a planet, latitude is relative to the Earth's Equator unless another planet is specified.

    Derived terms

    * ascending latitude * circle of latitude * geographical latitude * high latitude * horse latitudes * low latitude

    See also

    * longitude * zonal

    Anagrams

    * altitude ----

    ubiquity

    English

    (wikipedia ubiquity)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The state or quality of being, or appearing to be, everywhere at once; actual or perceived omnipresence.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-26, author=(Leo Hickman)
    • , volume=189, issue=7, page=26, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= How algorithms rule the world , passage=The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is policing their use.}}
  • (countable, sciences) Anything that is found to be ubiquitous within a specified area.

    • Antonyms

    * uniquity