circularity

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English circular

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts

Latin -itāsder.

Old French -itebor.

Middle English -ite

English -ity

English circularity

From circular + -ity.

Noun

circularity (countable and uncountable, plural circularities)

1. (uncountable) The state of being circular.
2. (countable) A circular object, form or argument.

Derived terms

• cocircularity
• epistemic circularity
• metacircularity

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “circularity”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
• Joe Miller (24 January 2018), “Davos jargon: A crime against the English language?”, in BBC News‎^[1], BBC