Unity vs. Uniformity
Unitynoun
(uncountable) Oneness; the state or fact of being one undivided entity.
Unitynoun
Agreement; harmony.
Unitynoun
A single undivided thing, seen as complete in itself.
Unitynoun
(drama) Any of the three classical rules of drama: unity of action (nothing should be admitted not directly relevant to the development of the plot), unity of place (the scenes should be set in the same place), and unity of time (all the events should be such as might happen within a single day).
Unitynoun
(mathematics) The number 1 or any element of a set or field that behaves under a given operation as the number 1 behaves under multiplication.
Unitynoun
(legal) The peculiar characteristics of an estate held by several in joint tenancy.
Unitynoun
(Quakerism) The form of consensus in a Quaker meeting for business which signals that a decision has been reached. In order to achieve unity, everyone who does not agree with the decision must explicitly stand aside, possibly being recorded in the minutes as doing so.
Unitynoun
The state of being one; oneness.
Unitynoun
Concord; harmony; conjunction; agreement; uniformity; as, a unity of proofs; unity of doctrine.
Unitynoun
Any definite quantity, or aggregate of quantities or magnitudes taken as one, or for which 1 is made to stand in calculation; thus, in a table of natural sines, the radius of the circle is regarded as unity.
Unitynoun
In dramatic composition, one of the principles by which a uniform tenor of story and propriety of representation are preserved; conformity in a composition to these; in oratory, discourse, etc., the due subordination and reference of every part to the development of the leading idea or the eastablishment of the main proposition.
Unitynoun
Such a combination of parts as to constitute a whole, or a kind of symmetry of style and character.
Unitynoun
The peculiar characteristics of an estate held by several in joint tenancy.
Unitynoun
an unreduced or unbroken completeness or totality
Unitynoun
the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number;
Unitynoun
the quality of being united into one
Uniformitynoun
The state of being uniform, alike and lacking variety.
Uniformitynoun
The absence of alternatives or diversity; sameness.
Uniformitynoun
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.
Uniformitynoun
Consistency; sameness; as, the uniformity of a man's opinions.
Uniformitynoun
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.
Uniformitynoun
Continued or unvaried sameness or likeness.
Uniformitynoun
Conformity to a pattern or rule; resemblance, consonance, or agreement; as, the uniformity of different churches in ceremonies or rites.
Uniformitynoun
a condition in which everything is regular and unvarying
Uniformitynoun
the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom)
