C1 adjective Formal

repedency

/rɪˈpɛdənsi/

Describing a state or quality of being repetitive or showing a tendency toward recurrence in patterns or behavior. It is frequently utilized in technical or test-specific contexts to analyze the frequency of repeated elements within a sequence.

Exemplos

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1

The repedency of the alarm clock's chime eventually became background noise.

The repetitive sound of the alarm clock was eventually ignored.

2

The analyst identified a high degree of repedency within the quarterly sales figures.

The researcher found many repeating patterns in the three-month sales data.

3

I'm getting tired of the repedency in these pop songs; they all sound the same.

I am bored with how repetitive these popular songs are.

Família de palavras

Substantivo
repedency
Verb
repede
Advérbio
repedently
Adjetivo
repedency
Relacionado
repedence
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Dica de memorização

Think of 're-' (again) + 'ped' (like a pedestrian walking). A 'repedency' pattern is like a pedestrian walking the same path over and over again.

Quiz rápido

The _______ nature of the test patterns made it easy for the subject to predict the next shape.

Correto!

A resposta correta é: repedency

Exemplos

1

The repedency of the alarm clock's chime eventually became background noise.

everyday

The repetitive sound of the alarm clock was eventually ignored.

2

The analyst identified a high degree of repedency within the quarterly sales figures.

formal

The researcher found many repeating patterns in the three-month sales data.

3

I'm getting tired of the repedency in these pop songs; they all sound the same.

informal

I am bored with how repetitive these popular songs are.

4

Linguistic repedency in the text suggests a limited vocabulary or a specific stylistic choice by the author.

academic

Repeating words in the writing shows either a small vocabulary or a deliberate style.

5

To improve efficiency, we must identify and eliminate the repedency in our internal reporting processes.

business

To work better, we need to find and remove repetitive steps in our reports.

Família de palavras

Substantivo
repedency
Verb
repede
Advérbio
repedently
Adjetivo
repedency
Relacionado
repedence

Colocações comuns

high repedency frequent repetition
avoid repedency preventing repetition
pattern of repedency a recurring sequence
structural repedency repetition within a system
repedency rate the frequency of recurrence

Frases Comuns

cycle of repedency

a repeating loop of events

inherent repedency

a natural tendency to repeat

break the repedency

to stop a repeating pattern

Frequentemente confundido com

repedency vs redundancy

Redundancy implies that the repetition is unnecessary or wasteful, while repedency refers simply to the act of repeating.

repedency vs dependency

Dependency refers to relying on something, whereas repedency refers to a repeating pattern.

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Notas de uso

Repedency is a specialized term often found in logic, linguistic, or standardized tests to describe the quality of being repetitive. In standard conversation, the word 'repetitive' is much more common.

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Erros comuns

Learners often mistake 'repedency' for 'residency' due to the similar spelling, or use it when they actually mean 'redundancy' (superfluous repetition).

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Dica de memorização

Think of 're-' (again) + 'ped' (like a pedestrian walking). A 'repedency' pattern is like a pedestrian walking the same path over and over again.

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Origem da palavra

Derived from the Latin 're-' (again) and 'petere' (to seek/go toward), similar to the root of 'repeat,' with a suffix indicating a state or quality.

Padrões gramaticais

Typically used as an attributive adjective in technical descriptions Does not usually have a comparative form like 'more repedency' Used to modify nouns describing data or sequences

Quiz rápido

The _______ nature of the test patterns made it easy for the subject to predict the next shape.

Correto!

A resposta correta é: repedency

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