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uniformity Definition

uni·form·ity (yo̵̅o̅′nə fôrmə tē)

noun pl. -·ties

state, quality, or instance of being uniform

Etymology: ME uniformite < MFr < L uniformitas

uniformity Synonyms

uniformity

n.

  1. Regularity

    steadiness, sameness, evenness; see regularity.

  2. Harmony

    unity, accord, concord; see agreement 2.

uniformity Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • interpretation: We will provide technical guidance to ensure uniformity of interpretation.
  • belief: They should start to realize that there is not uniformity of belief within a single religious group.
  • nature: He thus seems to refer to a version of the uniformity of nature.
  • opinion: In this case there would be a delightful uniformity of opinion.
  • approach: It would ensure a uniformity of approach to the preparation of cases throughout the Family Justice System.
  • style: A single wall could be worked on by different workshops with little or no concern for uniformity of style.

Converse of object

  • impose: Now the very nursery of the culture, the public school, no longer imposes the old uniformity.
  • enforce: I think the looming dangers from " enforced uniformity " are of a completely different nature.
  • assure: It is extremely important to maintain good, quality-control practices, including consistency checks, to assure uniformity of plaster slurry.
  • imply: I should also state that my comments about Buddhism may imply uniformity within the religion.
  • ensure: They help to ensure uniformity of the thin, stretching layers.
  • achieve: In particular they set out procedures that mean to achieve uniformity in practice.

Adjective modifier

  • drab: Broken by war, it was reduced by communism to drab uniformity, and a way of life was lost forever.
  • bland: This does not have to mean a bland uniformity of pop, rock or punk music.
  • rigid: An EU of six might have got by with the bloc model of rigid uniformity.
  • dull: Day by day, the dull uniformity of it all raises the question: Why bother reading this dross at all?
  • spatial: Any observer in any place, but not time, must see the same, i.e. spatial uniformity exists, temporal doesn't.
  • genetic: This facilitates the isolation of new strains with a very high degree of genetic uniformity.

Modifies a noun

  • ratio: The uniformity ratio for task area lighting should be a minimum of 10:1 ( 0.1 ).

Noun used with modifier

  • color: This ensures color uniformity across input and output devices so that final printed results match originals.
uniformity Quotes

   Science is the reduction of the bewildering diversity of unique events to manageable uniformity within one of a number of symbol systems, and technology is the art of using thesesymbol systemssoastocontrol and organize unique events. Scientific observation is always a viewing of things through the refracting medium of a symbol system, and technological praxis is always handling of things in ways that some symbol system has dictated. Education in science and technology is essentially education on the symbol level.

—Huxley, Aldous Leonard