Definition of regularity
regularities
1 : the quality or state of being regular
2 : something that is regular
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Examples of regularity in a Sentence
the regularity of his features
Recent Examples of regularity from the Web
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Coaches with a much better understanding of personnel and systems cross from one sideline to another within the same league without restriction with regularity.
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The Poway council will indicate its route objection in a letter to the regularity agency.
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Then, citing health issues, Allman began canceling concerts with regularity.
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Episodes of mob violence occur with numbing regularity in India, typically without a great deal of scrutiny except when they are religiously motivated or involve attacks on women.
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In all the spectra, the same distinctive pattern appears: The data seem haphazardly distributed, and yet neighboring lines repel one another, lending a degree of regularity to their spacing.
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First Known Use of regularity
1600
REGULARITY Defined for Kids
regularity
playDefinition of regularity for Students
: the quality or state of happening on or as if on a schedule The seasons occur with regularity.
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