boundary vs fringing

boundary

noun
  • The dividing line or location between two areas. 

  • An edge or line marking an edge of the playing field. 

  • The bounds, confines, or limits between immaterial things (such as one’s comfort zone, privacy, or professional sphere and the realm beyond). 

  • An event whereby the ball is struck and either touches or passes over a boundary (with or without bouncing), usually resulting in an award of 4 (four) or 6 (six) runs respectively for the batting team. 

  • (of a set) The set of points in the closure of a set S, not belonging to the interior of that set. 

fringing

noun
  • A fringe or border. 

  • Any anomalous electric or magnetic effect at the edges of a region. 

  • The appearance of false colours in an image as the result of poor registration of component monochrome images. 

adj
  • That fringes. 

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