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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.
規則性が見られる。
A pattern can be observed.
このデータには何らかの規則性があるようだ。
There seems to be some kind of pattern in this data.
自然界の現象には一定の規則性があり、それを法則として定式化したものが科学の基礎となる。
Natural phenomena have certain regularities, and the formulation of these as laws forms the basis of science.
FORMATION: 規則 (rule, regulation) + 性 (nature, quality). The suffix ～性 turns a noun into an abstract quality.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 規則性がある: to have regularity/a pattern
- 規則性を見つける: to find a pattern
- 規則性を持つ: to possess regularity
- 規則性のない: irregular, without pattern
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 規則性: regularity, systematic quality (abstract noun)
- パターン: pattern (loanword, commonly used)
- 法則: law, principle (stronger; a proven rule)
- 周期性: periodicity, cyclical regularity