0 something that is very unusual, or the quality of being very unusual: --
1 something rare, or the state of being rare: --
[ C ] Snow in Florida is a rarity.
Rarity was classified as due to (1) limited geographic distribution (2) small population sizes or (3) habitat specificity.
The mean distance between hospital and home, 40.6 km, was relatively large due to the rarity of equipment.
The rarity of partially disarticulated specimens, and no apparent trend of decay priority of particular body parts, lead us to reject our initial decay hypothesis.
The main argument against its inclusion is its apparent rarity.
The rarity of the approach is hardly surprising, given the limited application of any findings.
The story of one such couple illustrates the rarity of such usage, though.
Nevertheless, the output of those mints was very small and most of these coins, particularly in gold, are rarities nowadays.
Prominent among these are the personal significance of the event, its distinctiveness or rarity and selective rehearsal.
