connectivity
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
the ability of a computer, phone, or area to connect to the internet or other devices.
the capacity of a device or location to establish and maintain a connection with a network or the internet.
Simple“The hotel offers great connectivity, so you can work from your room without any problems.”
In context“Rural communities often struggle with poor digital connectivity, which limits their access to essential online services and remote employment opportunities.”
- 02 C1 Advanced
the state of being joined or linked together in a general sense.
the state, quality, or degree of being connected or interrelated.
Simple“The project aims to improve the connectivity between different parts of the city's park system.”
In context“The researcher argued that the connectivity of global markets ensures that a crisis in one region will inevitably impact another.”
SynonymsconnectioninterrelationAntonyms - 03 C2 Proficiency
a measure of how many ways points in a diagram or network are joined to each other.
a measure of the minimum number of elements that must be removed to disconnect a graph.
Simple“The scientist studied the connectivity of the network to see how easily it could be broken.”
In context“High algebraic connectivity in a graph typically indicates that the network is robust against the failure of individual nodes.”
UsageUncountable in its abstract mathematical sense.
Synonyms
“Haq also noted that limited connectivity in some rural areas is making it difficult to assess the full impact, meaning the scale of the damage is not yet clear.”
“That February, when the official stop date arrived, all 3G services were terminated, even for those with vehicle connectivity that functioned perfectly.”
From connective + -ity.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.