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Rigour vs Intensity - What's the difference?

rigour | intensity |

As nouns the difference between rigour and intensity

is that rigour is severity or strictness while intensity is the quality of being intense.

rigour

English

(wikipedia rigour)

Alternative forms

* rigor (US)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Severity or strictness.
  • A trembling or shivering response.
  • Character of being unyielding or inflexible.
  • Shrewd questioning.
  • Higher level of difficulty.
  • (British, slang) An abbreviated form of rigour mortis.

    • Related terms

    * rigid * rigorous * rigorousness

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    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.