What does "ruggedness" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "ruggedness"?

Common synonyms include: asperity, asperity, astringency, austerity, complexity, complication.

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Noun

1
The state of being rugged, or degree to which something is rugged. countable, uncountable
2
the quality of being difficult to do wordnet
3
A rugged or irregular feature. countable, uncountable
"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 […]."
4
the quality of being topologically uneven wordnet
5
the property of being big and strong wordnet

"In materials science, asperity refers to the unevenness, roughness or ruggedness of a material."

From rugged + -ness.

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