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Webster 1913 Edition
Ubiquity
U-biq′ui-ty
(ū̍-bĭk′wĭ-ty̆)
, Noun.
[L.
ubique
everywhere, fr. ubi
where, perhaps for cubi
, quobi
(cf. alicubi
anywhere), and if so akin to E. who
: cf. F. ubiquité
.] 1.
Existence everywhere, or in all places, at the same time; omnipresence;
as, the
. ubiquity
of God is not disputed by those who admit his existenceThe arms of Rome . . . were impeded by . . . the wide spaces to be traversed and the
ubiquity
of the enemy. C. Merivale.
2.
(Theol.)
The doctrine, as formulated by Luther, that Christ’s glorified body is omnipresent.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ubiquity
UBIQ'UITY
,Noun.
Definition 2024
ubiquity
ubiquity
English
Noun
ubiquity (countable and uncountable, plural ubiquities)
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being, or appearing to be, everywhere at once; actual or perceived omnipresence.
- 2013 July 26, Leo Hickman, “How algorithms rule the world”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 7, page 26:
- The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is policing their use.
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- (countable, sciences) Anything that is found to be ubiquitous within a specified area.
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omnipresence
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