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regularity

regularity

1 5.4
A polygon with all sides and all angles equal, like a square
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛɡjʊˈlærɪti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : regularidad
  • As these examples suggest, educators can teach English–Spanish spelling correspondences, inflectional regularities, and semantic categories through the cognates.
  • Orthographic regularity
  • regularity of their patterns
  • regularity and balance

Examples

  • "The square exhibits a perfect regularity with all sides and angles being equal."

  • "In geometry, regularity refers to the uniformity found in regular polygons like triangles and squares."

  • There is no regularity to body types, hair color, or socioeconomic background.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • "Otherwise there would be no regularities in nature, no natural laws."

    Blog text (19)

  • We can see interesting structural regularities in this culture.

    Academic text (1992)

  • More importantly, scientists and thinkers in other areas began to look for and find these same "rules of regularity and balance."

    Academic text (1996)

  • Sensitivity to the statistical regularities of linguistic patterns influences the speed and accuracy of word learning.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Thanks to their regularity, the structures can have a photonic energy spectrum analogous to that of electrons in a crystal.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Generalizations are statements or expressions of regularities and relationships that are objective uniformities in nature.

    Academic text (2013)

  • "Mathematicians study the regularity of shapes to understand their properties better."

Synonyms

geometrical regularity
vsregularity
7.2

A shape that has all sides and angles equal, like a square

is the more general geometric term for the same equality property

Antonyms

irregularity
13 5.1

A lack of regular pattern or evenness

Compounds

geometrical regularity
7.2

A shape that has all sides and angles equal, like a square

Surface Forms

regularity singular
regularities plural

Morphology

regularity = regular (transparent) = regular + ity

The noun is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ity' to the adjective 'regular', and the geometric meaning is a direct application of 'regular' (equal sides and angles).

Etymology

The word regularity comes from the Latin root regula, which means 'rule' or 'straight line' and is the same root found in ruler. In geometry, regularity means a shape follows the same 'rule' on every side and angle, so all sides and angles are equal.