eccentricity
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Eccentricity — may refer to: * Eccentricity (behavior), unusual or odd behavior on the part of a person, as opposed to being normal * Eccentricity (mathematics), a parameter associated with every conic section * Eccentricity vector * Eccentricity (graph theory) … Wikipedia
eccentricity — 1540s, of planetary orbits; 1650s, of persons (an instance of eccentricity); 1794, of persons (a quality of eccentricity); from ECCENTRIC (Cf. eccentric) + ITY (Cf. ity). Related: Eccentricities … Etymology dictionary
eccentricity — eccentricity, idiosyncrasy are not always clearly distinguished when they denote an act, a practice, or a characteristic that impresses the observer as strange or singular. Eccentricity (compare STRANGE) emphasizes the idea of divergence from the … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Eccentricity — Ec cen*tric i*ty, n.; pl. {Eccentricities}. [Cf. F. excentricit[ e].] 1. The state of being eccentric; deviation from the customary line of conduct; oddity. [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) The ratio of the distance between the center and the focus of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eccentricity — index irregularity, nonconformity, quirk (idiosyncrasy), specialty (distinctive mark) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
eccentricity — [n] bizarreness, unusualness aberration, abnormality, anomaly, caprice, capriciousness, foible, freakishness, hereticism, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, irregularity, kink, nonconformity, oddity, oddness, outlandishness, peculiarity, queerness, quirk,… … New thesaurus
eccentricity — [ek΄sen tris′ə tē, ek΄səntris′ə tē] n. pl. eccentricities [see ECCENTRIC] 1. the state, quality, or amount of being eccentric 2. a) deviation from what is ordinary or customary, as in conduct or manner; oddity; unconventionality b) an eccentric… … English World dictionary
eccentricity — /ek seuhn tris i tee, ek sen /, n., pl. eccentricities. 1. an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct: an interesting man, known for his eccentricities. 2. the quality of being eccentric. 3. the amount by which something is eccentric. 4. Mach. the… … Universalium
eccentricity — [[t]e̱ksentrɪ̱sɪti[/t]] eccentricities 1) N UNCOUNT Eccentricity is unusual behaviour that other people consider strange. He was known as Mad Shelley partly because of his eccentricity and partly because of his violent temper... She is unusual to … English dictionary
eccentricity — UK [ˌeksenˈtrɪsətɪ] / US noun Word forms eccentricity : singular eccentricity plural eccentricities a) [uncountable] strange or unusual behaviour Mrs Morton was well known for her eccentricity. b) [countable] an idea, action, or habit that is… … English dictionary
eccentricity — ec•cen•tric•i•ty [[t]ˌɛk sənˈtrɪs ɪ ti, ˌɛk sɛn [/t]] n. pl. ties 1) an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct 2) the quality of being eccentric 3) the amount by which something is eccentric 4) math. a mathematical constant expressed as the ratio… … From formal English to slang
