circularity
Americannoun
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the state or quality of being in the shape or form of a circle.
Circularity is the measurement of the roundness of the individual coins.
Her tasseled yellow hijab accentuated the almost complete circularity of her face.
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the state or quality of moving or occurring in a cycle.
Detritus ecosystems flourish and collapse because they lack the sustaining circularity of other kinds of ecosystems.
The circularity of history provides instruction, correction, and guidance.
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(of reasoning or logic) the quality of having a conclusion that has been assumed as a premise.
Despite the apparent circularity, the implication that "public goods should be public" seems like a natural one.
Circularity is the hallmark of this chain of reasoning, which appears to conflate the process of creating the rule with the process of justifying it.
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the practice of encouraging reuse, recycling, or sustainability in consumption, manufacturing, etc..
For the coming year, we intend to focus on sustainability and on closing the loop and bringing circularity into our purchasing and consuming behavior.
Several new technologies are enabling infrastructure to be designed with greater circularity.
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Etymology
Origin of circularity
First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin circulāritas , equivalent to circular ( def. ) + -ity ( def. )
Example Sentences
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PHAs are especially notable because of their biological circularity: They are made by microorganisms and can also be broken down through biological processes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
That Nvidia is mostly using funding from third parties to invest in AI factories, or large-scale data centers, “should arguably alleviate circularity concerns,” Morgan Stanley analyst Joseph Moore said in a note to clients.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
In a neat bit of circularity - and proof that fans weren't misled by that hotel video - many of them were finished in the bathroom.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
“The circularity of the AI ecosystem further complicates adequate analysis.”
From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026
Unlike the orbits of Mercury and Mars, the orbits of the other planets depart so little from circularity that we cannot make out their true shapes even in an extremely accurate diagram.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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