regularity
Americannoun
plural
regularities-
the fact or quality of happening at fixed or predictable intervals.
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the fact or quality of happening habitually, routinely, or frequently.
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a uniform or even quality.
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a well-ordered or methodical quality.
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the fact or quality of conforming to a rule, prescribed procedure, principle, etc.
Other Word Forms
- irregularity noun
Example Sentences
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"After the team boarded, an examination of documents confirmed the doubts as to the regularity of the flag," the Mediterranean Maritime Prefecture said.
From Barron's
French maritime authorities said that a search of the vessel had "confirmed the doubts as to the regularity of the flag".
From BBC
Whereas Chicago stacked storybook endings, the Rams failed to finish what they started with disturbing regularity.
From Los Angeles Times
Like other group behaviors, traffic exhibits statistical and stochastic patterns, with variations summed over vast regularity.
Because of this remarkable regularity, astronomers can use powerful radio telescopes to measure the exact arrival times of these pulses and search for subtle patterns linked to phenomena such as low-frequency gravitational waves.
From Science Daily
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