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regularity
What does regularity mean?
regularity (noun): the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use regularity in a sentence?
- He was famous for the regularity of his habits. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce regularity?
/ˌɹɛɡjuˈlæɹəti/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does regularity come from?
Borrowed from Middle French regularite, from Old French regularite, from Late Latin rēgulāritās, rēgulāritātem, from rēgulāris.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to regularity
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “regularity” mean?
the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate
Right! That's what “regularity” means.
an object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence
Not quite: that's what clue means.
the perception that something has occurred or some state exists
Not quite: that's what detection means.
one's eventual fate (not necessarily inevitable or predestined)
Not quite: that's what destiny means.
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