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smoothness

smooth·ness

US/ˈsmuðnʌs/ fairly common

noun

1.

a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch

  • “admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs”
  • “some artists prefer the smoothness of a board”
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2.

the quality of being free from errors or interruptions

  • “the five-speed manual gearbox is smoothness personified”

Origin

From Middle English smothenesse; equivalent to smooth + -ness. Compare Old English smēþnes (“smoothness, a smooth place, a level surface”).

Phrases

  • differentiability class
  • modulus of continuity
  • modulus of smoothness
  • uniform continuity

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