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            | Abstract |  
            | The Assouad and lower dimensions and dimension spectra quantify the 
regularity of a
 measure by considering the relative measure of concentric balls. On the other hand,
 one can quantify the 
smoothness of an absolutely continuous measure by considering
 the 
 norms of its density. We establish sharp relationships between these two notions.
 Roughly speaking, we show that smooth measures must be regular, but that regular
 measures need not be smooth.
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            | Keywords
                smoothness of measures, regularity of measures, Assouad
                dimension
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            | Mathematical Subject Classification
                Primary: 28A80
               
                Secondary: 37C45
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            | Milestones
                Received: 19 March 2020
               
                Accepted: 14 January 2021
               
                Published: 31 July 2021
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