unregularity

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unregularity - not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals

quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

inhomogeneity - the quality of being inhomogeneous

fitfulness, jerkiness - the quality of being spasmodic and irregular

intermittence, intermittency - the quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping

wavering, fluctuation - the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes; "he kept a record of price fluctuations"

haphazardness, stochasticity, randomness, noise - the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan

unevenness, variability - the quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity

unsteadiness - the quality of being unsteady--varying and unpredictable

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Huck's "unregularity" seems to be really a case of systemic (quid pro quo) somersaulting or literal volte-facing prefigured for example by the story the hero tells Mrs.