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evenness

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈiː.vən.(n)əs/
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  • CMU ARPABET: IY1 V AH0 N N AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The quality of being even (flat or close in numbers).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the quality of being balanced

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unevenness

Broader terms: equality

3

noun

Meaning 3

a quality of uniformity and lack of variation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: invariability

Antonyms: unevenness

Broader terms: regularity

Narrower terms: smoothness

4

noun

Meaning 4

the parity of even numbers (divisible by two)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: parity

History

Etymology

From Middle English evennesse, from Old English efennes, equivalent to even + -ness.