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Striking vs Observable - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between striking and observable

is that striking is making a strong impression while observable is able to be observed.

As nouns the difference between striking and observable

is that striking is the act by which something strikes or is struck while observable is any physical property that can be observed and measured directly and not derived from other properties.

As a verb striking

is present participle of lang=en.

striking

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Making a strong impression.
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  • *:This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking . In complexion fair, and with blue or gray eyes, he was tall as any Viking, as broad in the shoulder.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something strikes or is struck.
  • * 2012 , Andrew Pessin, Uncommon Sense (page 142)
    • We've observed plenty of strikings followed by lightings, so even if we should not say that the strikings cause the lightings, isn't it at least reasonable to predict, and to believe, that the next time we strike a match in similar conditions, it will be followed by a lighting?

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    observable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Able to be observed.
  • * The strange new star was at the edge of the observable universe
  • Deserving to be observed.
  • * Easter is an observable holiday

    • Noun

    (wikipedia observable) (en noun)
  • (physics) Any physical property that can be observed and measured directly and not derived from other properties
    • Temperature is an observable but entropy is derived.
    In quantum mechanics, observables''' correspond to Hermitian operators. Also, they act a lot like random variables. Taking their average one may recover something resembling a classical '''observable .
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