What is the difference between particle and wave?

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The difference between particle and wave is given below:
Particle Wave
1. Under consideration particle is the small quantity of matter. 1. Wave is a propagating dynamic disturbance.
2.A particle occupies a well-defined position in space i.g. a particle is localized in space e.g. a grain of sand, a cricket ball, etc 2.A wave is spread out in space e.g. on throwing a stone in a pond of water, the waves start moving out in the form of concentric circles. Similarly, the sound of the speaker reaches everybody in the audience. Thus a wave is delocalized in space
2. The particles do not show interference. 2. Waves show the interference.
3. Its energy is based on mass and velocity. 3. While the energy of the wave is based on wavelength and velocity.

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Particle	Wave
1. Under consideration particle is the small quantity of matter.	1. Wave is a propagating dynamic disturbance.
2.A particle occupies a well-defined position in space i.g. a particle is localized in space e.g. a grain of sand, a cricket ball, etc	2.A wave is spread out in space e.g. on throwing a stone in a pond of water, the waves start moving out in the form of concentric circles. Similarly, the sound of the speaker reaches everybody in the audience. Thus a wave is delocalized in space
2. The particles do not show interference.	2. Waves show the interference.
3. Its energy is based on mass and velocity.	3. While the energy of the wave is based on wavelength and velocity.