REGULARITIES Synonyms

• the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit

• correspondence in form or appearance

• correspondence in form or appearance

• acting according to certain accepted standards

• orthodoxy in thoughts and belief

• concurrence of opinion

• hardened conventionality

• the property of holding together and retaining its shape

• a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts

• logical coherence and accordance with the facts

• (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another

• a large formal assembly

• something regarded as a normative example

• (diplomacy) an international agreement

• orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

• the act of convening

• a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement

• directions for making something

• a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle

• a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements

• something regarded as a normative example

• a liquid food for infants

• (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems

• an established custom

• (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition

• a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order

• the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)

• attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)

• excessive use of drugs

• put a habit on

• a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

• an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed

• being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning

• (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter

• expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common

• conformity with the norm

• (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

• (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy

• a degree in a continuum of size or quantity

• established customary state (especially of society)

• logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements

• a condition of regular or proper arrangement

• a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

• a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities

• a formal association of people with similar interests

• a body of rules followed by an assembly

• a group of person living under a religious rule

• (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families

• a request for something to be made, supplied, or served

• (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans

• the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement

• give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

• make a request for something

• issue commands or orders for

• bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

• bring order to or into

• place in a certain order

• appoint to a clerical posts

• arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events

• assign a rank or rating to

• the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion)

• a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards

• a perceptual structure

• a customary way of operation or behavior

• a decorative or artistic work

• something regarded as a normative example

• a model considered worthy of imitation

• something intended as a guide for making something else

• the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport

• graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle

• plan or create according to a model or models

• form a pattern

• a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

• a rule or standard especially of good behavior

• a basic truth or law or assumption

• a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system

• rule of personal conduct

• (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)

• (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data

• forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state

• code of correct conduct

• the condition of having been made regular (or more regular)

• the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular

• an authoritative command

• a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

• the state of being controlled or governed

• (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered

• the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular

• the act of controlling or directing according to rule

• prescribed by or according to regulation

• an unvarying or habitual method or procedure

• a short performance that is part of a longer program

• a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

• found in the ordinary course of events

• a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

• something regarded as a normative example

• prescribed guide for conduct or action

• (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice

• a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

• the duration of a monarch's or government's power

• dominance or power through legal authority

• directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted

• any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order

• a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system

• (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems

• measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths

• exercise authority over; as of nations

• decide with authority

• be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

• decide on and make a declaration about

• have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac

• mark or draw with a ruler

• keep in check

• the quality of being similar

• a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit