ruggedness

noun — 2 senses

ruggedness

noun

Etymology From rugged + -ness.

1

The state of being rugged, or degree to which something is rugged.

2

A rugged or irregular feature.

The surface of which […] could not nevertheless hide a multitude of holes and scratches and ruggednesses from being discover'd by the Microscope to invest it […].1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, section I:

Derived terms: ruggedness number

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