Difference between Area and Volume

The term Area and Volume can create considerable confusion in understanding the terms. Although they seem to be of like a similar quantity of measurement, in reality, they are very much different from each other.

Let us understand the underlying meaning of both terms.

Area:

• It is to be noted that area is always defined in two dimensions or object in a plane.
• The area is the amount of space occupied by a two-dimensional flat object in a plane.
• It is always measured in square units.
• It is measured in 2 dimension

Volume:

• The volume is always defined for a three-dimensional object.
• Volume is defined as the space occupied by the three-dimensional object.
• It is always measured in cubic units.
• It is measured in 3 dimension