Definition of "uniform" in English

adjective

1. Unvarying; all the same.

2. Consistent; conforming to one standard.

3. (mathematics) with speed of convergence not depending on choice of function argument; as in uniform continuity, uniform convergence

4. (chemistry, of a polymer) Composed of a single macromolecular species.

5. (geometry) (of a polyhedron) That is isogonal and whose faces are regular polygons; (of an n-dimensional (n>3) polytope) that is isogonal and whose bounding (n-1)-dimensional facets are uniform polytopes.

noun

1. A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group, company, prison inmates, etc.

   • F. W. Robertson There are many things which a soldier will do in his plain clothes which he scorns to do in his uniform.

2. (international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Uniform from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

3. (law enforcement) A uniformed police officer (as opposed to a detective).

verb

1. (transitive) To clothe in a uniform.