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Scope vs Fullness - What's the difference?

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Scope is a related term of fullness.


As nouns the difference between scope and fullness

is that scope is the breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain while fullness is being full; completeness.

As a verb scope

is to perform a cursory investigation, as to scope out .

scope

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain.
  • A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target
  • (computing) The region of program source in which an identifier is meaningful.
  • (logic) The shortest sub-wff of which a given instance of a logical connective is a part.
  • (linguistics) The region of an utterance to which some modifying element applies.
  • the scope of an adverb
  • (slang) Shortened form of periscope, telescope, microscope or oscilloscope.
  • Derived terms

    * scopeless

    Verb

    (scop)
  • To perform a cursory investigation, as to scope out .
  • (slang) To perform arthroscopic surgery.
  • The surgeon will scope the football player's knee to repair damage to a ligament.
  • (slang) To examine under a microscope.
  • The entomologist explained that he could not tell what species of springtail we were looking at without scoping it.

    Anagrams

    * copes * copse ----

    fullness

    English

    Alternative forms

    * fulness

    Noun

    (-)
  • Being full; completeness.
  • The degree to which a space is full.
  • (fig. ) The degree to which fate has become known.
  • (bodybuilding): A measure of the degree to which a muscle has increased in size parallel to the axis of its contraction. A full muscle fills more of the space along the part of the body where it is connected.
  • Derived terms

    * in the fullness of time