systematicityn.
/ˌsɪstᵻməˈtɪsᵻti/, U.S. /ˌsɪstəməˈtɪsᵻdi/ The quality or condition of being systematic; systematicness.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > [noun] > methodicalness
formality1603
method1619
methodicalness1678
orderliness1830
systematicness1836
systematicity1845
methodicality1861
businesslikeness1870
1845 Musical World 19 June 291/2 The coincidence in modern tongues between harmony, as spoken of sounds, with any other concordance or systematicity—is one derived from ancient Greek sources and roots.
1856 Interview 208/1 That regularity, tidiness, systematicity which a sensible man displays in his work, he mostly transfers and conveys home.
1935 Isis 23 285 The systematicity of a given structure may not be brought about exclusively by the internal relation of ‘implication’.
1977 Language 53 883 He has little time or inclination to follow through his concept of music theory with any thoroughness or systematicity.
2011 Church Times 30 Dec. 21/1 So relationality as the essence of systematicity provides coherence as a model of truth.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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