Definitions for rigor
ˈrɪg ərrig·or

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousnessnoun

   something hard to endure

   "the asperity of northern winters"

2. cogency, validity, rigor, rigournoun

   the quality of being valid and rigorous

3. severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffnessnoun

   excessive sternness

   "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rigornoun

   an abbreviated form of rigor mortis.

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1. rigor

   Rigour (British English) or rigor (American English; see spelling differences) describes a condition of stiffness or strictness. These constraints may be environmentally imposed, such as "the rigours of famine"; logically imposed, such as mathematical proofs which must maintain consistent answers; or socially imposed, such as the process of defining ethics and law.

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1. rigor

   Rigor is the quality of being extremely thorough, careful, and detailed. It can refer to strictness, severity, or the demand for high standards. In an academic context, rigor refers to a challenging learning environment in which students are expected to engage in in-depth understanding and complex thinking. In a scientific or philosophical context, rigor refers to the validity, dependability, and precision of theories or ideas based on strict methodologies or frameworks.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rigornoun

   rigidity; stiffness

2. Rigornoun

   a sense of chilliness, with contraction of the skin; a convulsive shuddering or tremor, as in the chill preceding a fever

3. Rigornoun

   the becoming stiff or rigid; the state of being rigid; rigidity; stiffness; hardness

4. Rigornoun

   see 1st Rigor, 2

5. Rigornoun

   severity of climate or season; inclemency; as, the rigor of the storm; the rigors of winter

6. Rigornoun

   stiffness of opinion or temper; rugged sternness; hardness; relentless severity; hard-heartedness; cruelty

7. Rigornoun

   exactness without allowance, deviation, or indulgence; strictness; as, the rigor of criticism; to execute a law with rigor; to enforce moral duties with rigor; -- opposed to lenity

8. Rigornoun

   severity of life; austerity; voluntary submission to pain, abstinence, or mortification

9. Rigornoun

   violence; force; fury

10. Etymology: [L. See Rigor., below.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rigor

   rī′gur, n. the same as Rigour: (med.) a sense of chilliness with contraction of the skin, a preliminary symptom of many diseases.—n. Rī′gor-mor′tis, the characteristic stiffening of the body caused by the contraction of the muscles after death.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RIGOR

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rigor is ranked #40909 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Rigor surname appeared 533 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Rigor.
   
   60.4% or 322 total occurrences were Asian.
   25.1% or 134 total occurrences were White.
   7.1% or 38 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   6.9% or 37 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rigor in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rigor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of rigor in a Sentence

1. Outgoing Walgreens CEO Steffano Pessina:

   Rosalind Brewer?Brewer relentless focus on the customer, talent development, operational rigor and strong expertise in digital and technological transformation are exactly what [ Walgreens ] needs as the company enters its next chapter.

2. Derrick Johnson:

   It’s simply not enough for the league to declare its good intentions, this is a longstanding crisis that must be confronted with diligence and rigor.

3. Robert Heilbroner:

   Mathematics has given economics rigor, but alas, also mortis.

4. Bernard Mandeville:

   If courtesans and strumpets were to be prosecuted with as much rigor as some silly people would have it, what locks or bars would be sufficient to preserve the honor of our wives and daughters?

5. Lori Lightfoot:

   We checked with [attendees] every single day, multiple times a day. We had our people at the screening checkpoints, every single day, they turned hundreds of people away, either who didn’t have the right paperwork or had an expired test that wasn’t [taken] within 72 hours. That tells me there is a rigor around the protocols that they were using to screen people.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rigor
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rigor
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigor
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rigor
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=rigor
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html