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Definition of Graduality
1. Noun. The quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages.
Generic synonyms: Fastness, Speed, Swiftness
Derivative terms: Gradual, Gradual
Definition of Graduality
1. n. The state of being gradual; gradualness.
Definition of Graduality
1. Noun. The state or degree of being gradual. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Graduality
Literary usage of Graduality
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. From Latin to Spanish by Paul M. Lloyd (1987)
"in the fact that "graduality" has been used indiscriminately to refer to at least
four different things: physical graduality, graduality in number of ..."
2. The French Revolution: A Political History, 1789-1804 by François-Alphonse Aulard (1910)
"The debate on the " graduality of functions " was among those in which was evinced
most plainly the ... The opponents of " graduality," especially Thibau- ..."
3. The Works of Jeremy Bentham by Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring (1839)
"... or at short intervals, the instrument of deception here in question consists
in holding up to view the idea of graduality or slowness, as characteristic ..."
4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"12, 1868. graduality (grad-u-al'i-ti), и. ... The close resemblance of the seedling
to the tree, . . . and the graduality of the growth. ..."
5. Theological Essays by Richard Holt Hutton (1902)
"What is gained by showing the graduality of the transition from one creative
process to another ? Because only a small addition has been made to the living ..."
6. On Mr. Spencer's Unification of Knowledge by Malcolm Guthrie (1882)
"The idea of graduality of change and of the increment of differentiations, as
containing the meaning of Evolution, is carried on throughout the chapter, ..."
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