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rarity
noun
[ ˈrɛːrɪti ]
• the state or quality of being rare.
• "the rarity of the condition"
Similar:
infrequency, rareness, unusualness,
uncommonness
,
singularity
,
uniqueness
,
scarcity
, scarceness, sparseness,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin raritas, from rarus ‘far apart, infrequently found’ (see rare1).