REGULARISATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does regularisation mean? 

• REGULARISATION (noun)
  The noun REGULARISATION has 2 senses:

1. the condition of having been made regular (or more regular)

2. the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular

  Familiarity information: REGULARISATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REGULARISATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The condition of having been made regular (or more regular)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

regularisation; regularization

Hypernyms ("regularisation" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Derivation:

regularise (make regular or more regular)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of bringing to uniformity; making regular

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

regularisation; regularization; regulation

Hypernyms ("regularisation" is a kind of...):

control (the activity of managing or exerting control over something)

Derivation:

regularise (make regular or more regular)