uniform

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Unvarying

   Unvarying; all the same.

2. 2

   Consistent

   Consistent; conforming to one standard.

   • The only doubt is, about the manner of their unity; how far Churches are bound to be uniform in their Ceremonies, and what way they ought to take for that purpose.
3. 3

   with speed of convergence not depending on choice of function argument

   with speed of convergence not depending on choice of function argument; as in uniform continuity, uniform convergence

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   1. 4

      Composed of a single macromolecular species.

   2. 5

      (of a polyhedron) That is isogonal and whose faces are regular polygons

      (of a polyhedron) That is isogonal and whose faces are regular polygons; (of an n-dimensional (n>3) polytope) that is isogonal and whose bounding (n-1)-dimensional facets are uniform polytopes.

   3. 6

      A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group, company, prison inmates,…

      A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group, company, prison inmates, etc.

      • The Hooverette [housedress] can be worn as a dress or as an apron. This is the latest in uniforms, madam, according to Vogue.
      • F. W. Robertson There are many things which a soldier will do in his plain clothes which he scorns to do in his uniform.
   4. 7

      Alternative letter-case form of Uniform from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

   5. 8

      A uniformed police officer (as opposed to a detective).

      • Four men flew out of it, three uniforms and one in what appeared to be an English riding outfit—boots, whip, the whole nine yards. […] He called out, “I’m the superintendent of police.”
      • Eyes to the front now and there was the body, a lump of black and brown. Moon counted three uniforms and a photographer, the medical examiner and his assistant.
   6. 9

      In OpenGL, a global shader variable whose value does not change between rendering calls,…

      In OpenGL, a global shader variable whose value does not change between rendering calls, serving as a parameter.

   7. 10

      To clothe in a uniform.

      • You can't erect an army by uniforming and drilling a few hundred thousand clerks and farmers.

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• antonymnonuniform
• antonymomniform
• antonymmultiform