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Definition of evenness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

evenness

noun
 
/ˈiːvənnəs/
 
/ˈiːvənnəs/
[uncountable]
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  1. the quality of being calm and not changing or becoming upset
    • What she liked in him was his evenness of temper.
  2. the fact of not changing much in amount, speed, etc.
    • She possessed a voice of immaculate beauty and evenness of tone.
  3. the fact of being equal or the same for each person, team, place, etc.
    • The population declines took place with remarkable evenness across the nation.
  4. the fact that two people or teams are equally balanced or of an equal standard
    • The score, 6–6, illustrated the evenness of the contest.
  5. the quality of being smooth, level and flat
    • Results will be affected by the degree of evenness of the surface.
  6. the fact of being equally spaced and the same size
    • She admired the evenness of his teeth.
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