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ubiquity

ubiquity

6 8.7
Being present in many places at the same time
  • noun
  • /juˈbɪkwɪti/
translation icon : ubicuidad
  • In modern society, the ubiquity of the internet allows information to spread rapidly.
  • the ubiquity of suffering
  • ubiquity in society

I, I think it's very complicated to calculate such things when the, when their ubiquity is so high.

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Examples

  • The ubiquity of cell phones means, if 50 people see a fire, 911 might get 50 calls.

    From the Ashes (2024)

  • But the very ubiquity of print can lead us to take it for granted.

  • The contemporary ubiquity of informal sectors has now come to the attention even of the World Bank.

    Academic text (1990)

  • But quantity matters less than the simple fact of their existence and relative ubiquity.

    Academic text (2001)

  • In essence, the ubiquity of computers in the AIS has increased the level of exposure in organizations.

    Academic text (2003)

  • The first step needed now is to acknowledge the ubiquity of Muzak Progressivism; the second is to challenge it.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Despite such skepticism, the sheer ubiquity of the laboratories metaphor is notable.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Of the higher phyla, we are rivaled only by the insects in our ubiquity.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • An old irony in New York is the ubiquity of the 'gourmet deli.'

    Blog text (31)

  • Later, the ubiquity of the symbol transformed the battle emblem into an ambiguous, iconic reflection of popular culture.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

prevalence
vsubiquity
16 5.4

How common something is in a place or group

describes being present everywhere rather than merely common
pervasiveness
vsubiquity
4 7.7

Being present everywhere in a place or group

focuses on presence everywhere at once rather than inside a single thing
omnipresence
vsubiquity
2 9.0

Being present everywhere at the same time, like in media or religion

emphasizes seeming widespread rather than claiming actual presence everywhere
ubiquitousness
vsubiquity
1 9.2

A situation where something is present everywhere at the same time

is the same in meaning but differs only in wording or form
diffusiveness
vsubiquity
9.1

Spread out over a large area so parts are far apart

implies presence everywhere rather than mere wide dispersion

Antonyms

absence
216 2.1

A lack of someone or something that should be there

How Widespread

omnipresence
2 9.0
ubiquity
6 8.7
prevalence
16 5.4
rarity
31 6.2

Surface Forms

ubiquity singular
ubiquities plural

Morphology

ubiquity = ubiquitous (transparent) = ubiquit + y

The noun denotes the state or quality corresponding to 'ubiquitous', so the meaning is predictable from the adjective.

Etymology

Ubiquity comes from the Latin word ubique, meaning 'everywhere', and from ubi 'where'. So, ubiquity describes something that is 'everywhere' or very common, which is why we use the word for things that seem to be everywhere at once.