noun
- the quality or state of not being unique; the condition of having multiple instances or not being one of a kind
Usage: technical; formal
Examples
- The nonuniqueness of the solution made the math problem more challenging.
- Scientists discussed the nonuniqueness of certain experimental results.
- The nonuniqueness of fingerprints in identical twins is extremely rare.
- Database designers must account for the nonuniqueness of customer names.
- The nonuniqueness of the artwork’s style suggested it was mass-produced.
- Researchers noted the nonuniqueness of the genetic markers across populations.