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Salience vs Alertness - What's the difference?

salience | alertness |

As nouns the difference between salience and alertness

is that salience is the condition of being salient while alertness is the quality of being alert or on the alert; briskness; nimbleness; activity.

salience

English

(wikipedia salience)

Noun

(-)
  • The condition of being salient.
  • A highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed.
  • (social sciences, linguistics) Relative importance based on context.

    • alertness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality of being alert or on the alert; briskness; nimbleness; activity.