regularity

noun

/ˌreɡjuˈlærəti/

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[uncountable] the fact that the same thing happens again and again, and usually with the same length of time between each time it happens
- Aircraft passed overhead with monotonous regularity.
Extra Examples
- He exercised with a regularity that amazed us.
- Rows over funding that broke out with depressing regularity.
- She seems to change jobs with amazing regularity.
- Sons followed their fathers' trade with a high degree of regularity.
- The idea is to maintain the regularity of the heartbeat.
- The same mistakes reoccur with alarming regularity.
- the statistics that he quotes with monotonous regularity
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- depressing
- monotonous
- predictable
- …
… of regularity
- degree
verb + regularity
- maintain
preposition
- with (a) regularity
- regularity in
phrases
- with… regularity
See full entry
[uncountable] the fact that something is arranged in an even way or in an organized pattern
- the striking regularity of her features
- Is there any regularity in English word stress?
[countable] a thing that has a pattern to it
- They had observed regularities in the behaviour of the animals.
- the patterns and regularities of social life

compare irregularity

单词	regularity
释义	regularity noun /ˌreɡjuˈlærəti/ /ˌreɡjuˈlærəti/ jump to other results [uncountable] the fact that the same thing happens again and again, and usually with the same length of time between each time it happens Aircraft passed overhead with monotonous regularity. Extra Examples He exercised with a regularity that amazed us. Rows over funding that broke out with depressing regularity. She seems to change jobs with amazing regularity. Sons followed their fathers' trade with a high degree of regularity. The idea is to maintain the regularity of the heartbeat. The same mistakes reoccur with alarming regularity. the statistics that he quotes with monotonous regularity Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective depressing monotonous predictable … … of regularity degree verb + regularity maintain preposition with (a) regularity regularity in phrases with… regularity See full entry [uncountable] the fact that something is arranged in an even way or in an organized pattern the striking regularity of her features Is there any regularity in English word stress? [countable] a thing that has a pattern to it They had observed regularities in the behaviour of the animals. the patterns and regularities of social life compare irregularity
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