representativity

noun

The quality of being representative.

RareScrabble 24

Meanings

nounrepresentativity (usually uncountable, plural representativities)

plural representativities

  1. uncountableusuallyThe quality of being representative.

    Although weighting strategies were used to optimize the representativity of the general population, it is plausible that our results were biased because persons with a history of mental disorders might have been less likely to participate.

    2015 August 1, “The Epidemiology of Major Depressive Episode in the Iraqi General Population”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

    Synonyms: representativeness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality of being representative.

Origin

Translations

Danish repræsentativitet
  • repræsentativitetquality of being representative
Dutch representativiteit
  • representativiteitquality of being representative
Finnish edustavuus
  • edustavuusquality of being representative
French représentativité
  • représentativitéquality of being representative
German Repräsentativität
  • Repräsentativitätquality of being representative
Italian rappresentatività
  • rappresentativitàquality of being representative
Portuguese representatividade
  • representatividadequality of being representative
Romanian reprezentativitate
  • reprezentativitatequality of being representative
Spanish representatividad
  • representatividadquality of being representative
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APA

representativity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/representativity

MLA

“representativity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/representativity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “representativity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/representativity.

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