automaticityn.
/ˌɔːtəməˈtɪsᵻti/, U.S. /ˌɔdəməˈtɪsᵻdi/, /ˌɑdəməˈtɪsᵻdi/ The quality, state, or condition of being automatic (in various senses).
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the mind > will > intention > unintentional or unplanned character > [noun] > unintentional or involuntary quality > automatic or mechanical quality
mechanicalness1693
mechanicality1779
automatonism1820
automacy1847
automatism1857
automaticity1873
robotism1923
robotry1924
1873 Jrnl. Anat. & Physiol. 7 254 Where an organ acts in any way automatically, it generally has centres of its own, of a size varying in degree according to its automaticity.
1876 D. Ferrier Functions of Brain 213 Man..in whom volition is predominant and automaticity plays only a subordinate part in the motor activities.
1907 W. H. Howell Text-bk. Physiol. (ed. 2) v. xxix. 514 The theory that refers the automaticity of the heart beat to the contained nerve cells is designated as the neurogenic theory of the heart beat.
1919 Times 21 Feb. 5 In British motor-cycle carburettors there is rarely any serious attempt to provide automaticity.
1966 M. Pei How to learn Langs. 39 Additional conclusions formulated by Dr. Carroll are to the effect that meaningfulness works out better than automaticity.
2003 Evening Standard (Nexis) 29 Dec. a11 The sheer automaticity of civil-service awards should be reformed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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