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Meaning of automaticity | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
/ˌɔːtəʊməˈtɪsɪti/

Definitions

  1. The ability to do things without occupying the mind with the low level details required.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The ability of the heart muscles to contract independently of each other when separated or in unison when reattached in whole or in groups.
    countable, uncountable
  3. The process of one thing automatically following another.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“No, donations and loans absolutely are not a means, with any automaticity, of getting a peerage, but they are not a bar to getting a peerage, and to some extent that is what we exist for.”
“The Committee's proposal for automatic registration would represent a significant shift away from the present system of elector-led application and voluntary registration, to a system of automaticity with an opt out.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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