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# irregularity

noun (an irregularity, irregularities; irregularity)

«irregularity» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An irregularity is something that is not normal, even or regular: a bump, a gap or a change from the pattern. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irregularity/#m1)
2. (formal) Something wrong or against the rules, often in money or voting: «financial irregularities». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irregularity/#m2)
3. Being uneven or not following a pattern. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irregularity/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in maths (irregular shapes and patterns), science (irregular heartbeat), grammar (irregular verbs) and formal news. It tells the reader something breaks a pattern or rule.

### Examples

- The doctor noticed an irregularity in his heartbeat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irregularity/#x1)
- Look for the irregularity in the number pattern. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irregularity/#x2)
- There were irregularities in the election. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irregularity/#x3)
- The irregularity of the coastline makes it hard to measure. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irregularity/#x4)
- Auditors found irregularities in the accounts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irregularity/#x5)
- The tiles had small irregularities. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irregularity/#x6)

### Note

Adjective: irregular. In grammar, irregular verbs do not add -ed (go → went). In maths, irregular shapes have sides or angles that are not all equal.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «irregularity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/irregularity/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«irregularity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/irregularity.html) on Mova free.