規則性(きそくせい)

きそくせい
noun
regularity; pattern
formalwrittenacademicabstract
1. regularity; pattern; systematic quality
The quality of following a consistent rule, pattern, or order. Used in scientific, mathematical, and general contexts to describe predictable patterns.
規則性(きそくせい)が見(み)られる。
A pattern can be observed.
このデータには何(なん)らかの規則性(きそくせい)があるようだ。
There seems to be some kind of pattern in this data.
自然界(しぜんかい)の現象(げんしょう)には一定(いってい)の規則性(きそくせい)があり、それを法則(ほうそく)として定式化(ていしきか)したものが科学(かがく)の基礎(きそ)となる。
Natural phenomena have certain regularities, and the formulation of these as laws forms the basis of science.

Formation: 規則(きそく) (rule, regulation) + 性(せい) (nature, quality). The suffix ～性(せい) turns a noun into an abstract quality.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 規則性(きそくせい): regularity, systematic quality (abstract noun)
  • パターン: pattern (loanword, commonly used)
  • 法則(ほうそく): law, principle (stronger; a proven rule)
  • 周期性(しゅうきせい): periodicity, cyclical regularity

Related Words

Related: 規則(きそく) (rule, regulation)
Compare: パターン (pattern)
Compare: 法則(ほうそく) (law, principle (stronger)
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