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Perplexity vs Enigma - What's the difference?

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Perplexity is a related term of enigma.


As a noun perplexity

is the state or quality of being perplexed; puzzled or confused.

As a proper noun enigma is

a german device used during world war ii to encode strategic messages.

perplexity

English

Noun

(perplexities)
  • The state or quality of being perplexed; puzzled or confused.
  • Something that perplexes.
  • * 1942 , Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006), page 149:
    • The Emperor, who was by then a focus of unresolvable perplexities , stood providing a strongly contrary appearance.
  • A measurement in information theory: see (Perplexity).

    • enigma

    English

    (wikipedia enigma)

    Alternative forms

    * (chiefly archaic)

    Noun

    (en-noun)“ enigma'” listed by ' Dictionary.com Unabridged (v1·1)
  • Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
  • A riddle, or a difficult problem.

    • Related terms

    * a riddle wrapped up in an enigma * Enigma machine * enigmatic

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