evenness

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evenness

/ˈiː.vən.(n)əs/

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Inherited from Middle English evennesse, from Old English efennes, from Proto-West Germanic *ebnassī, from Proto-Germanic *ebnassuz, from *ebnaz (“even”) + *-assuz (“-ness”). By surface analysis, even (“flat”) + -ness.

noun evennesses

uncountable, usually Flatness, smoothness; the quality of being flat or level.
uncountable, usually The quality of being even (of numbers).

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@misc{evenness_2026,
  title = {evenness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/evenness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}