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Roundness vs Aroundness - What's the difference?

roundness | aroundness |

As nouns the difference between roundness and aroundness

is that roundness is the quality of being round while aroundness is (philosophy) the quality of being around.

roundness

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The quality of being round.

    • aroundness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (philosophy) The quality of being around.
  • * 2007 , Christopher E. Macann, Being and Becoming: Natural Philosophy (page 140)
    • This means that aroundness is an ontological characteristic of directional space. But, as such, it can only be an entirely indeterminate characteristic.