unevenness

uneven | American Dictionary

uneven
adjective
us/ʌnˈi·vən/

unevenadjective (NOT EQUAL)

not even :
The contest was uneven because one team was much stronger than the other.

unevenadjective (NOT FLAT)

not even :
an uneven surface

unevenadjective (NOT GOOD)

varying in quality; not always good:
It’s an uneven movie, but some of the scenes are hilariously funny.

uneven | Business English

uneven
adjective
uk /ʌnˈiːvən/us
not following a regular or steady pattern, or not the same in every part:
The regional impact of the fall in house prices is uneven, with modest declines predicted in the south-east, while values are set to fall much more sharply in the south-west.
Politicians should be trying to tackle issues of economic fairness, such as the uneven distribution of benefits in the global financial system.
uneven progress/recovery/expansion
 an uneven playing field
a situation that is unfair because not everyone has the same chance of succeeding:
Union officials are worried that negotiating separate deals with each site will create an uneven playing field.

unevenness

noun[ U ]/ʌnˈIːvənnəs/
The unevenness in licensing standards shows the value of having the state interpret a single set of regulations.

Examples of uneven

uneven
A heavy-duty mobile manipulator while carrying a load, experiencing a force, or operating on uneven terrain needs to maintain its balance.
At any level of bargaining, the smaller the number of bargaining agents, and the more uneven their size, the higher the degree of centralization.
The collection's main drawback is the uneven degree of contextualisation among its chapters.
The term ' landscapes of power ' also suggests the uneven nature of the terrain that men and women traversed in order to accomplish their goals.
In a landscape characterized by uneven resources and seasonal scarcity, access to specific locations - especially access to water - was particularly important.
In promising emerging democracies, progress has been uneven, fragile and all too often reversible.
Each province decides what community services will be available in their province, and therefore accessibility is uneven.
The third aspect of the legacy was simply the very low and uneven levels of provision that existed by the mid-1990s.
The result is a curiously uneven book, which is better the less the author is ambitious or pretentious.
In other words, litigation has a very uneven reach and does not always address some of the most serious corporate wrongdoings in society.
In addition to medical factors, there are extrinsic environmental factors such as uneven or slippery surfaces, poor lighting and unfamiliar environments.
Moreover, the quality of individual chapters is uneven.
All in all, this is an uneven collection.
Therefore, one can often forgive the uneven nature of this undertaking.
The uneven nature of this section does, however, add a certain charm.
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