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uniformity

uniformity

18 4.6
The state of being the same in all parts
  • noun
  • /juːnɪˈfɔːrmɪti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : uniformidad
  • American fast-food franchises offer uniformity and consistency covering the setting, architecture, food, ambiance, acts, and utterances.
  • ensure uniformity
  • lack of uniformity
  • promote uniformity

And that seems to be a little bit counter to this idea of complete uniformity.

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Examples

  • More generally, the data showed a clear lack of uniformity in LD documentation at the college level.

    Academic text (2013)
  • In music and in life, stated Ashcroft, "uniformity is not necessary for unity."

    Academic text (1999)
  • The data also show some uniformity in two categories but variety in the other two.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The idea was to bring a degree of uniformity to the provincial legislation.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Most have tended toward cultural uniformity and stability.

  • The tendency toward uniformity when individuals interact in a group is a concern.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Nearly everybody agrees, however, on the need for uniformity in the laws governing adoption.

    Academic text (1994)
  • And it was extraordinary, when you think about it, that society acted with that uniformity voluntarily.

  • The disciplinary regime also epitomized the need for uniformity within the institution.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The uniformity of the patterns on the fabric made it easy to identify as part of the same collection.

Synonyms

consistency
vsuniformity
77 3.2

The state of things or actions being the same and in agreement

is about being the same throughout space or items, not behaviour
sameness
vsuniformity
10 4.2

A lack of change or variety in daily life

is neutral and descriptive rather than implying boredom or dullness
homogeneity
vsuniformity
6 7.6

A state in which things are all the same throughout

focuses more generally on sameness rather than biological or material kind
evenness
vsuniformity
1 3.9

How smooth and the same something is across a surface or over time

covers overall sameness rather than just surface balance
uniformness
vsuniformity
6.1

The state of being the same or very similar throughout

is the same idea but stated as the main concept itself
unvariedness
vsuniformity
8.6

A situation in which things are the same and do not change

is broader, naming the overall state of sameness throughout
homogeneousness
vsuniformity
8.1

The state of having parts that are all the same

is the wider term for overall sameness beyond just composition
identicalness
vsuniformity
6.2

The state of being exactly the same in every way

is less strict, allowing general similarity rather than exact identity
consistence
vsuniformity
6.9

The way parts or ideas fit together in an argument

is wider, naming the uniform state rather than structural agreement
unchangingness
vsuniformity
8.6

The quality of staying the same over time

refers to sameness across parts rather than persistence through time
invariability
vsuniformity
7.6

A state when something stays the same over time

concerns overall similarity across items rather than temporal constancy

Antonyms

348 3.5

A range of different people or things

113 3.0

A change in amount or condition from what is normal

A situation in which parts of something are different

How Uniform

homogeneity
6 7.6
sameness
10 4.2
uniformity
  • Specialized
18 4.6
consistency
77 3.2

Surface Forms

uniformity singular
uniformities plural

Morphology

uniformity = uniform (transparent) = uniform + ity

Standard nominalization from the adjective 'uniform' (state or quality of being uniform) is directly derivable.

Etymology

Uniformity comes from the parts uni- meaning 'one' and form meaning 'shape', the same root as uniform. So uniformity is the idea of everything having the 'same shape' or being the same throughout, which is why we use it for identical clothes, routines, or houses.