Ubiquity
noun
The state of being everywhere at once.
The ubiquity of smartphones in today's society is undeniable.
Often appears as...
- ubiquity of technology
- ubiquity of information
noun
The state of being very common or widespread.
The ubiquity of this theory in academia is undisputed.
Often appears as...
- ubiquity in academia
- ubiquity of common knowledge
noun
The characteristic of being everywhere, specially at the same time.
The poet spoke of the ubiquity of love and its power to transform.
Often appears as...
- ubiquity of love
- ubiquity of pain
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Poetic
noun
The condition of being everywhere, especially in various parts of a system or structure at once.
The ubiquity of the code error caused the entire system to crash.
Often appears as...
- ubiquity in system
- ubiquity in network
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Technical
noun
The state of being everywhere at once.
The ubiquity of smartphones in today's society is undeniable.
Often appears as...
- ubiquity of technology
- ubiquity of information
noun
The state of being very common or widespread.
The ubiquity of this theory in academia is undisputed.
Often appears as...
- ubiquity in academia
- ubiquity of common knowledge
noun
The characteristic of being everywhere, specially at the same time.
The poet spoke of the ubiquity of love and its power to transform.
Often appears as...
- ubiquity of love
- ubiquity of pain
Usage tips
Poetic
noun
The condition of being everywhere, especially in various parts of a system or structure at once.
The ubiquity of the code error caused the entire system to crash.
Often appears as...
- ubiquity in system
- ubiquity in network
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Technical
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Pro Tip 1/2Everywhere Once
Used when something is so common it seems to be present at all places simultaneously.
During the holidays, the ubiquity of twinkling lights creates a festive atmosphere.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Phenomena
Refers to things that are part of daily life for many people across different cultures.
The ubiquity of coffee shops makes it easy to find a latte in most big cities.
Pro Tip 1/2Everywhere Once
Used when something is so common it seems to be present at all places simultaneously.
During the holidays, the ubiquity of twinkling lights creates a festive atmosphere.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Phenomena
Refers to things that are part of daily life for many people across different cultures.
The ubiquity of coffee shops makes it easy to find a latte in most big cities.
Pro Tip 1/2Everywhere Once
Used when something is so common it seems to be present at all places simultaneously.
During the holidays, the ubiquity of twinkling lights creates a festive atmosphere.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Phenomena
Refers to things that are part of daily life for many people across different cultures.
The ubiquity of coffee shops makes it easy to find a latte in most big cities.
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Can we create new senses...
who is spearheading this for his thesis. And here is what we wanted to we wanted to make it so that sound from the world gets converted in some way so that a deaf person can understand what is being said. And we wanted to do this, given the power and ubiquity of portable computing,
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Is social activism the...
social media generation has forever changed social activism social media with its you know kind of ubiquity and its power and its instantaneous pneus is converging with another theme which is that people want to have a sense of meaning in their lives they want to have
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What COVID-19 means for...
So you're going to have ubiquity of smartphones across the world, and, in fact, what's very interesting is, in lower-income populations, there is a greater penetration of smartphones than in higher income because the smartphone is the only device that somebody has.
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Kevin Kelly: How...
Like those chloroplast cells -- they're completely surrounded by other life. They never touch the inner matter. There is more and more co-evolution. And so the general, long-term trends of evolution are roughly these ubiquity, diversity, specialization,
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Why monkeys (and humans)...
Indeed, if anything, I think we are likely underplaying how important the sense of fairness is for people. One of the biggest differences between humans and capuchin monkeys is the sheer magnitude and ubiquity of cooperation in humans. In other words,
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Technology's epic story...
life and say what are the general trends in evolutionary life and there are things moving towards greater complexity moving towards greater diversity moving towards greater specialization set tudents ubiquity and most important evolvability
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Kevin Kelly tells...
sentience, ubiquity, and most important, evolvability. Those very same things are also present in technology. That's where technology is going. In fact, technology is accelerating all the aspects of life. And we can see that happening;
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Make love, not porn...
have sex with younger men and when I have sex with younger men I encounter very directly and personally the real ramifications of the creeping ubiquity of hardcore pornography in our culture so in an era where hardcore porn is more
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Life Beyond Earth, Part...
We want to get a feeling for the for the ubiquity of planets like Earth, these cradles of life, these potential cradles of life. Are Earths common? Are they are they prevalent in our galaxy or is our own Earth somehow special?
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Everything you hear on...
separating the voice from its source, separating cause and effect sort of creates a sense of ubiquity or panopticism, and therefore, authority. There's a strong tradition of acousmatic sound.
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Can we create new senses...
who is spearheading this for his thesis. And here is what we wanted to we wanted to make it so that sound from the world gets converted in some way so that a deaf person can understand what is being said. And we wanted to do this, given the power and ubiquity of portable computing,
Video examples
Is social activism the...
social media generation has forever changed social activism social media with its you know kind of ubiquity and its power and its instantaneous pneus is converging with another theme which is that people want to have a sense of meaning in their lives they want to have
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What COVID-19 means for...
So you're going to have ubiquity of smartphones across the world, and, in fact, what's very interesting is, in lower-income populations, there is a greater penetration of smartphones than in higher income because the smartphone is the only device that somebody has.
Video examples
Kevin Kelly: How...
Like those chloroplast cells -- they're completely surrounded by other life. They never touch the inner matter. There is more and more co-evolution. And so the general, long-term trends of evolution are roughly these ubiquity, diversity, specialization,
Video examples
Why monkeys (and humans)...
Indeed, if anything, I think we are likely underplaying how important the sense of fairness is for people. One of the biggest differences between humans and capuchin monkeys is the sheer magnitude and ubiquity of cooperation in humans. In other words,
Video examples
Technology's epic story...
life and say what are the general trends in evolutionary life and there are things moving towards greater complexity moving towards greater diversity moving towards greater specialization set tudents ubiquity and most important evolvability
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Kevin Kelly tells...
sentience, ubiquity, and most important, evolvability. Those very same things are also present in technology. That's where technology is going. In fact, technology is accelerating all the aspects of life. And we can see that happening;
Video examples
Make love, not porn...
have sex with younger men and when I have sex with younger men I encounter very directly and personally the real ramifications of the creeping ubiquity of hardcore pornography in our culture so in an era where hardcore porn is more
Video examples
Life Beyond Earth, Part...
We want to get a feeling for the for the ubiquity of planets like Earth, these cradles of life, these potential cradles of life. Are Earths common? Are they are they prevalent in our galaxy or is our own Earth somehow special?
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Everything you hear on...
separating the voice from its source, separating cause and effect sort of creates a sense of ubiquity or panopticism, and therefore, authority. There's a strong tradition of acousmatic sound.
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Lela Rose
American Designer
The most overrated ingredients are garlic and extra-virgin olive oil. With garlic, it's personal; I have never been that big of a fan of its flavor. As for extra-virgin olive oil, I do use it quite often but its ubiquity serves to overshadow many wonderful oils like pistachio, walnut, argan and even grapeseed.
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Mary Roach
American Author
We exist in this weirdly schizo culture, where sex is everywhere in the media, and yet, at the same time, you don't sit down and have a conversation about what you did in bed last night with your friends. Despite the ubiquity of sex, it's still a taboo when it comes to day-to-day conversation.
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Brooke Baldwin
American Journalist
What's been fascinating about shooting my series 'American Woman' is the ubiquity of a woman's experience - and no matter who you are: a rockstar, film director, mom - we all are celebrating this movement of female empowerment, but we also realize we have a long way to go.
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Rana el Kaliouby
Egyptian Scientist
On the path to ubiquity of AI, there will be many ethics-related decisions that we, as AI leaders, need to make. We have a responsibility to drive those decisions, not only because it is the right thing to do for society but because it is the smart business decision.
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Matt Mullenweg
American Businessman
The rise of broadband and growing ubiquity of Internet access excites me the most. The world changes a lot when, no matter where you are - in the middle of a deserted highway or in a bustling city - you can get high speed broadband access.
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Trevor Paglen
American Artist
Photography has become so fundamental to the way we see that 'photography' and 'seeing' are becoming more and more synonymous. The ubiquity of photography is, perhaps ironically, a challenge to curators, practitioners, and critics.
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Susie Orbach
English Psychologist
Not that it was Twiggy's fault, but the ubiquity of her image created a sense in young women that to be stylish meant to be skinny, flat-chested with an ingenue face and straight hair.
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Drew Gilpin Faust
American Historian
For all its ubiquity and its universality, war offers the attraction of the extraordinary - the escape from the gray everyday, from the humdrum into higher things.
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Tony Bates
American Businessman
Microsoft is committed to the ubiquity of the Skype experience - communication across every device and every platform will remain a primary focus.
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Angela Ahrendts
American Businesswoman
In luxury, ubiquity will kill you - it means you're not really luxury anymore.
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Lela Rose
American Designer
The most overrated ingredients are garlic and extra-virgin olive oil. With garlic, it's personal; I have never been that big of a fan of its flavor. As for extra-virgin olive oil, I do use it quite often but its ubiquity serves to overshadow many wonderful oils like pistachio, walnut, argan and even grapeseed.
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Mary Roach
American Author
We exist in this weirdly schizo culture, where sex is everywhere in the media, and yet, at the same time, you don't sit down and have a conversation about what you did in bed last night with your friends. Despite the ubiquity of sex, it's still a taboo when it comes to day-to-day conversation.
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Brooke Baldwin
American Journalist
What's been fascinating about shooting my series 'American Woman' is the ubiquity of a woman's experience - and no matter who you are: a rockstar, film director, mom - we all are celebrating this movement of female empowerment, but we also realize we have a long way to go.
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Rana el Kaliouby
Egyptian Scientist
On the path to ubiquity of AI, there will be many ethics-related decisions that we, as AI leaders, need to make. We have a responsibility to drive those decisions, not only because it is the right thing to do for society but because it is the smart business decision.
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Matt Mullenweg
American Businessman
The rise of broadband and growing ubiquity of Internet access excites me the most. The world changes a lot when, no matter where you are - in the middle of a deserted highway or in a bustling city - you can get high speed broadband access.
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Trevor Paglen
American Artist
Photography has become so fundamental to the way we see that 'photography' and 'seeing' are becoming more and more synonymous. The ubiquity of photography is, perhaps ironically, a challenge to curators, practitioners, and critics.
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Susie Orbach
English Psychologist
Not that it was Twiggy's fault, but the ubiquity of her image created a sense in young women that to be stylish meant to be skinny, flat-chested with an ingenue face and straight hair.
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Drew Gilpin Faust
American Historian
For all its ubiquity and its universality, war offers the attraction of the extraordinary - the escape from the gray everyday, from the humdrum into higher things.
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Tony Bates
American Businessman
Microsoft is committed to the ubiquity of the Skype experience - communication across every device and every platform will remain a primary focus.
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Angela Ahrendts
American Businesswoman
In luxury, ubiquity will kill you - it means you're not really luxury anymore.
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