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STRINGENCY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stringency mean? 

STRINGENCY (noun)
  The noun STRINGENCY has 2 senses:

1. a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of creditplay

2. conscientious attention to rules and detailsplay

  Familiarity information: STRINGENCY used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STRINGENCY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

stringency; tightness

Hypernyms ("stringency" is a kind of...):

deficiency; lack; want (the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Conscientious attention to rules and details

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

strictness; stringency

Hypernyms ("stringency" is a kind of...):

conscientiousness; painstakingness (the trait of being painstaking and careful)

Derivation:

stringent (demanding strict attention to rules and procedures)


 Context examples 


The stringency of this correction falls somewhere between no correction and the Standard Bonferroni.

(Adjusted Bonferroni Correction, NCI Thesaurus)



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