con·form·i·ty

kənˈfôrmədē/

noun

noun: conformity

1. compliance with standards, rules, or laws.

   “conformity to regulations”

   • behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions or standards.

     “loyalty to one’s party need not imply unquestioning conformity”

   • BRITISHhistorical

     compliance with the practices of the Church of England.

   • similarity in form or type; agreement in character.

     “these changes are intended to ensure conformity between all schemes”

   • GEOLOGY

     (of strata in contact) a continuous sequence of deposits, typically in parallel strata