ubiquity

noun

ubiq·ui·ty yü-ˈbi-kwə-tē

: presence everywhere or in many places especially simultaneously : omnipresence

Examples of ubiquity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The ubiquity and availability of fireworks have spread those injuries around the year. —

Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2024 However, given the rising ubiquity of professional-grade AI, the time has come to make this a public discussion. —

Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 June 2024 Despite big tech’s ubiquity, U.S. students get very little engineering instruction. —

Christine M. Cunningham, Scientific American, 18 June 2024 But this research implies that tracking steps—which has become increasingly popular given the ubiquity of fitness trackers and smartphones—is also a useful metric. —

Brian Mastroianni, Health, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for ubiquity

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Word History

Etymology

Latin ubique everywhere, from ubi where + -que, enclitic generalizing particle; akin to Latin quis who and to Latin -que and — more at who, sesqui-

First Known Use

1572, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of ubiquity was in 1572

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