smoothness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The condition of being smooth; the degree or measure of said condition.
  2. The highest order of derivative (the differentiability class) over a given domain.
  3. The quantity measured by the modulus of smoothness.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-smoothness.wav

Word forms

smoothness smoothnesses

Etymology

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

Antonyms

Related words

differentiability class modulus of continuity modulus of smoothness uniform continuity

Derived words

modulus of smoothness nonsmoothness

Translations

Finnish: sileys
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