Noun

(en noun)

The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.

''Dance to the rhythm of the music.

A specifically defined pattern of such variation.

''Most dances have a rhythm as distinctive as the Iambic verse in poetry

A flow, repetition or regularity.

Once you get the rhythm of it, the job will become easy.

The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetitive event.

We walked with a quick, even rhythm .

The musical instruments which provide rhythm (mainly; not or less melody) in a musical ensemble.

The Baroque term ''basso continuo is virtually equivalent to rhythm

A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process.

:: ''The rhythm of the seasons dominates agriculture as well as wildlife

Controlled repetition of a phrase, incident or other element as a stylistic figure in literature and other narrative arts; the effect it creates.

''The running gag is a popular rhythm in motion pictures and theater comedy

Noun

(varieties)

The quality of being varied; diversity.

A specific variation of something.

A number of different things.

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A state of constant change.

(taxonomy) A rank in a taxonomic classification, below species and subspecies.

(cybernetics) The total number of distinct states of a system.

(cybernetics) Logarithm of the base 2 of the total number of distinct states of a system.

(linguistics) A term used for a specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is a dialect, accent, register, etc. and to its prestige level.

The class of all algebraic structures of a given signature satisfying a given set of identities.