Concise vs. Succinct

Concise vs. Succinct — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Concise and Succinct

Conciseadjective

brief, yet including all important information

Succinctadjective

brief and to the point

Conciseverb

To make concise; to abridge or summarize.

Succinctadjective

compressed into a tiny area.

Unlike general lossless data compression algorithms, succinct data structures retain the ability to use them in-place, without decompressing them first.

Conciseadjective

expressing much in few words;

a concise explanation

Succinctadjective

(archaic) wrapped by, or as if by a girdle; closely fitting, wound or wrapped or drawn up tightly.

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Succinctadjective

briefly giving the gist of something;

a short and compendious booka compact style is brief and pithysuccinct comparisonsa summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject