modularity

American  

[moj-uh-lar-i-tee, mod-yuh-] / ˌmɒdʒ əˈlær ɪ ti, ˌmɒd yə- /

noun

1. the use of individually distinct functional units, as in assembling an electronic or mechanical system.

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Etymology

Origin of modularity

First recorded in 1935–40; modular + -ity

Example Sentences

Part of what makes the rice-and-egg bowl such a reliable ally against the “Nothing sounds good” demons is its modularity.

From Salon

Much of what makes batteries an attractive option for Ukraine is their modularity.

From The Wall Street Journal

The author, a war journalist, draws from his understanding of strategy to instruct the reader about what I view as the complexity, redundancy, modularity, robustness, resilience, communitarianism, and agency that were employed to achieve victory during the Civil Rights Movement era.

From Salon

Biological life like a democratic form of government is based on complexity, redundancy, modularity, robustness, resilience, communitarianism and agency.

From Salon

"The flexibility and modularity of OrthoID are among its greates strengths." states Prof. Kimoon Kim who led the research from POSTECH.

From Science Daily