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Serrated vs Jagged - What's the difference?

serrated | jagged |

As adjectives the difference between serrated and jagged

is that serrated is saw-like while jagged is unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut.

As a verb jagged is

past tense of jag.

serrated

English

Adjective

(-)
  • saw-like.
    • That knife has a serrated blade.
  • Having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections.
    • Maple leaves have serrated edges.

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    jagged

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut.
  • Having a rough quality.
  • (computing) Of an array, having a different cardinality in each dimension, such that a representation on paper would appear uneven.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (jag)
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