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Precariousness vs Vulnerability - What's the difference?

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Precariousness is a related term of vulnerability.


As nouns the difference between precariousness and vulnerability

is that precariousness is a state of being uncertain or unstable while vulnerability is (uncountable) susceptibility to attack or injury; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.

precariousness

English

Noun

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  • A state of being uncertain or unstable.
    • The precariousness of political relations between the two countries could lead to war.

    vulnerability

    English

    (wikipedia vulnerability)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Susceptibility to attack or injury; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.
    • The country recognized their defence vulnerability after an airplane landed in front of the central square without any consequences.
  • (countable) a specific weakness in the protections or defences surrounding someone or something.
  • (computing) a weakness which allows an attacker to reduce a system's security

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