We explain what rigor is, its synonyms and its meaning in different areas. Also, various examples in sentences.
What is rigor?
Rigority is that which proves to be rigorous, that is, that which is very rigid or that tends to be inflexible . This word comes from Latin rigorosusderived from the verb govern (“to be stiff” or “to be inflexible”), and may have more precise meanings depending on the specific area in which it is used.
Thus, for example, the rigor It can be synonymous with determination, perseverance, tenacity and effort. when we say that someone “works very rigorously” or “is very rigorous with his studies.” In these cases, we are meaning that that person takes his or her work or study very seriously, and carries out these activities in an absolutely committed way, without faltering or getting distracted, that is, that he or she is very rigid when undertaking them.
Something similar happens when we say that someone “searched for something rigorously” (or rigorously): we mean that they searched carefully. a tireless, exhaustive way, with determination and without omitting any place. In this same sense, the term “scientific rigor” or “scientific rigor” is used, which is used to talk about someone's inflexible determination to respect the steps of the scientific method, whether their experiment is successful or not.
It is also common to speak of “intellectual rigor” or “intellectual rigor”, to describe the inflexible effort that someone puts into analyzing a matter without incurring double standards, that is, using reason and arguments in a uniform, indiscriminate and sincere.
The word “rigority”, in conclusion, is synonymous with “tenacity”, “commitment”, “inflexibility” or “commitment”, and is an antonym of “laxity”, “doubt” or “convenience”.
Examples of use in sentences
- The customs agent checked your passport with rigor looking at it again and again.
- We want total rigor in the management of our money, to know what each cent was spent on.
- The statistical analysis we carried out lacks rigor there are many variables that we do not take into account.
- Pedro does not study as hard rigor As it seems, I have seen him dozing on top of the book.
References
- “Rigor” on Wikipedia.
- “Rigority” in the Language Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy.
- “Radication of the word Rigorous” in the Online Spanish Etymological Dictionary.
