rapidity
/rə'piditi/
Definition
Noun 1. The quality or state of being rapid; swiftness, speed. It refers to a high rate of motion, progress, or occurrence. - The rapidity of the river's current made it dangerous to swim. - We were surprised by the rapidity of his recovery from the illness.
Usage
"Rapidity" is a formal noun used to describe the fast pace or high speed of an action, process, or movement. It emphasizes the quickness inherent in the event itself. - It is often used in scientific, technical, or literary contexts. - It typically follows prepositions like "with," "of," or "at." - The cheetah runs with astonishing rapidity. - The rapidity of technological change is accelerating.
Examples
- Scientific Context:
- General Context:
- Descriptive Context:
Advanced Usage
- "with all rapidity": an emphatic phrase meaning as quickly as possible.
- The emergency team acted with all rapidity to contain the spill.
- "at a rapidity of...": used to specify a measurable rate.
- The data was transmitted at a rapidity of 10 gigabits per second.
Variants and Related Words
- Rapid (adj): happening or moving very quickly.
- a rapid decline, a rapid train
- Rapidly (adv): in a rapid manner.
- The population is growing rapidly.
Synonyms
- Swiftness: The quality of moving or being able to move at high speed.
- Quickness: The quality of moving fast or doing something in a short time.
- Speed: The rate at which someone or something moves or operates.
- Velocity (often in technical/scientific use): The speed of something in a given direction.
Antonyms
- Slowness: The quality of moving or happening at a low speed.
- Deliberateness: The quality of being slow and careful.
Related Phrases
- Pace of change: The speed at which change happens (a common collocation where "rapidity" could be used).
- The rapidity of the pace of change in the industry is challenging.
Noun
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a rate that is rapid
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