ragged vs smooth

ragged

adj
  • a ragged fellow 

  • Of a data structure: having uneven levels. 

  • In tatters, having the texture broken. 

  • Rough; shaggy; rugged. 

  • Harsh-sounding; having an unpleasant noise 

  • Having rough edges; jagged or uneven 

  • Performed in a syncopated manner, especially in ragtime. 

  • Wearing tattered clothes. 

  • Faulty; lacking in skill, reliability, or organization. 

smooth

adj
  • Bland; glib. 

  • Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain. 

  • Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; fluent. 

  • Natural; unconstrained. 

  • Not grainy; having an even texture. 

  • Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents. 

  • Involuntary and non-striated. 

  • That factors completely into small prime numbers. 

  • Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough. 

  • Unbroken. 

  • Lacking marked aspiration. 

  • Lacking projections or indentations; not serrated. 

  • Placid, calm. 

  • Having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent. 

  • Suave; sophisticated. 

noun
  • The analysis obtained through a smoothing procedure. 

  • Something that is smooth, or that goes smoothly and easily. 

  • A domestic animal having a smooth coat. 

  • A member of an anti-hippie fashion movement in 1970s Britain. 

  • A smoothing action. 

verb
  • To make smooth or even. 

  • To make straightforward or easy. 

  • To stroke; especially to stroke an animal's fur. 

  • To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure; to press, to flatten. 

  • To calm or palliate. 

  • To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise. 

adv
  • Smoothly. 

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