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uniformity |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Uniformity \U`ni*form"i*ty\, n. [L. uniformitas: cf F. uniformit['e].] 1. The quality or state of being uniform; freedom from variation or difference; resemblance to itself at all times; sameness of action effect, etc., under like conditions; even tenor; as the uniformity of design in a poem; the uniformity of nature. 2. Consistency; sameness; as the uniformity of a man's opinions. 3. Similitude between the parts of a whole; as the uniformity of sides in a regular figure; beauty is said to consist in uniformity with variety. 4. Continued or unvaried sameness or likeness. 5. Conformity to a pattern or rule resemblance, consonance, or agreement; as the uniformity of different churches in ceremonies or rites. {Act of Uniformity} (Eng. Hist.), an act of Parliament, passed in 1661, prescribing the form of public prayers, administration of sacraments, and other rites of the Established Church of England. Its provisions were modified by the ``Act of Uniformity Amendment Act,'' of 1872. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: uniformity n 1: a condition in which everything is regular and unvarying 2: the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom) [syn: {uniformness}] [ant: {nonuniformity}]
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