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Rain vs Drizzle   What is it that comes to your mind when someone says rain? Mostly it is the image of heavy precipitation where it rains steadily. But when you hear the word drizzle, you know instantly that it is not raining heavily, and it is only a mist. However, the difference between rain and drizzle... 

Race vs Species   • Race is a system of classification of human beings only, whereas species is the most refined division of all life forms. • Race has no biological basis whereas organisms that can mate and produce offspring are classified under the same category of species.   Race and species are... 

Sunrise vs Sunset   Sunrise and sunset are daily events but very beautiful and mesmerizing to observe from a vantage point. When you see the sunrise and sunset in photographs, it is often difficult to tell which is which because of the similarities in the colors of the sky at these times. However, there are... 

Continental Crust vs Oceanic Crust   The surface of the earth and a small portion beneath the surface of the earth is called earth’s crust. This is a very thin layer of rocks that makes up nearly 1% of the total volume of the planet earth. If anything, you can assume earth’s crust to be akin to the skin... 

Nickel vs Chrome   The word industrial revolution reminds us of two things, and they are fuel and metals. Using metals for various purposes is clearly an indication of how advanced we are in terms of technology. Metals have unique properties. Therefore, each of the metal found on earth could be used for different... 

Pace vs Speed   Speed and velocity are the common terms to describe the fast or slow movement of an object, person, or an automobile. We know what we mean when we describe the movement of a train or a bus in terms of kilometers per hour or mph. The term speed is also used for one’s own movement while one... 

Hemoglobin vs Hematocrit   Hemoglobin is a protein present mainly in red blood cells of almost all vertebrates. Hematocrit, on the other hand, is a measurement related to total blood count. Both of these are used to diagnose anemia and hence mistaken to be the same thing frequently. Hemoglobin Hemoglobin... 

Male vs Female Chromosomes   Male and female chromosomes are the sex determining chromosomes of an organism. These are also known as gonosomes. Numerous models are used for sex determination in organisms. XY system is used by humans, most mammals, some insects, and some plants. Other mechanisms available... 

Leptons vs Hadrons   It has been our understanding for over three hundred years that matter consists of atoms. Atoms are thought to be indivisible until the 20th century. But the 20th century physicist discovered that the atom can be broken into smaller pieces, and all the atoms are made of different compositions... 

Local vs Global Maximum   The greatest value of a set or a function is known as maximum. Consider the set {ai | i ∈ N}. The element ak where ak ≥ ai for all i is known as the maximum element of the set. If the set is ordered it becomes the last element of the set. For example, take the set A={1,6,9,2,4,8,3}.... 

Maximum vs Maximal   It is often required by humans to denote the boundaries of things. If something cannot exceed beyond a certain limit, it is called maximum in the common sense. However, in the mathematical usage a much more rigorous definition has to be provided to prevent ambiguities. Maximum The greatest... 

LiDAR vs RADAR   RADAR and LiDAR are two ranging and positioning systems. RADAR was first invented by the English during the Second World War. They both operate under the same principle though the waves used in the ranging are different. Therefore, the mechanism used for transmission reception and calculation... 

Kuiper Belt vs Oort Cloud   The outer regions of the solar system are littered with thousands of small icy bodies. They were hidden from the human vision until powerful enough telescopes were developed in the mid and late 20th century. The planet Pluto was the only body belonging to these clouds (specifically... 

Triangular Prism vs Triangular Pyramid (Tetrahedron)   In geometry, a polyhedron is a geometric solid in three dimensions with flat faces and straight edges. A prism is a polyhedron with an n-sided polygonal base, an identical base on another plane and no other parallelograms joining corresponding sides of... 

Moment vs Couple   Moment of force and couple are two important concepts found in mechanics. These describe the effect and cause of rotation in force systems, particle systems, and in rigid bodies. Moment of a force governs many of the rotational properties of the systems. From a certain perspective, it is... 

In-Situ vs Ex-Situ Conservation   Conservation of biodiversity and genetic resources is an important phenomenon. Mainly the conservation of biodiversity and genetic resources has two strategies. If the conservation has been done in the natural populations of plant or animal species, then it is said “In-situ conservation”...