regularity

noun

Definition of regularitynext
1
as in frequency

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2
as in uniformity

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Recent Examples of regularity The second is no small consideration in a system where sponsors are sued with some regularity, and Cerulli reports that worries about fees and litigation have slowed sponsors from changing their target-date arrangements at all. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Klinger points to arugula’s fiber content, which helps provide regularity and satiety for easier weight management. — Embry Roberts, Martha Stewart, 20 Aug. 2026 Helicopter crashes have happened with increasing regularity in Kenya, which has a vibrant tourism industry that depends on domestic carriers to ferry visitors to distant places like Mount Ololokwe. — CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Even simple equipment failed with slapstick regularity, six workers said. — Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for regularity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regularity
  1. frequency
  2. uniformity
  3. constancy
  4. correlation
  5. chronicity
  6. coordination
  7. prevalence
  8. equilibrium
Noun
  • The team designed miniature boats with three cavities tuned to different audible frequencies, enabling them to steer the boat in a particular direction by changing the frequency of the sound waves from a speaker.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Reducing transportation frequency lowers costs but also increases inventory risk and out-of-stock risk.
    — Guy Yehiav, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of frequency
Noun
  • Proponents have said the changes would bring uniformity to the zoning code — in line with what’s allowed on adjacent Calle Ocho — to allow for new development and more housing in Little Havana.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
  • That’s mainly because such splits undermine national uniformity, the legal principle that federal law should apply consistently nationwide and not benefit or hurt parties based on where their case happens to be litigated.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of uniformity
Noun
  • The relative constancy of fat cell numbers combined with their ability to change size and function has implications for the evolutionarily unusual state of being obese.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Aug. 2026
  • This transition represents a strong, continuing trajectory of comfort, longevity, and constancy.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of constancy
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  • The new genetic approach tries to separate cause from correlation.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Apple has gone through periods of inverse correlation to the Nasdaq throughout moments the past decade, but never to this extent for this long.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of correlation
Noun
  • Due to the seriousness and chronicity of diabetes, scientists have launched an extensive and ongoing investigation into the potential role of supplements, like omega-3 fatty acids, in both preventing diabetes and serving as an adjunct to traditional diabetes medications.
    — Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2026
  • My father’s diseases aren’t just marked by chronicity but also unpredictability.
    — Sabrina Qiao, refinery29.com, 23 Nov. 2021
Definition of chronicity
Noun
  • Successfully completing such projects requires close coordination between the shipbuilder, navy and wider defence-industrial ecosystem.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Overdosing on the drug can cause extreme drowsiness, confusion, impaired coordination, decreased reflexes, respiratory depression, coma and possible death.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of coordination
Noun
  • Professor Malhotra’s research found that there is a higher prevalence of serious heart conditions in elite footballers, with an average of one in every 250 players.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • This federal legislation would help bolster and support those efforts, including helping states get the data to understand its prevalence in their jurisdictions and then take action to address it.
    — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of prevalence
Noun
  • And yet, this year, many observers have noted that the equilibrium feels off.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • For years, software security operated on an imperfect but workable equilibrium.
    — Aaron Mitchell, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
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“Regularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regularity. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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