Eccentricity

[Ec`cen*tric·i*ty]

The distance of the center of figure of a body, as of an eccentric, from an axis about which it turns; the throw.

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The state of being eccentric; deviation from the customary line of conduct; oddity.

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strange and unconventional behavior

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a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path

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(geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis; "a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity"

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The state of being eccentric; deviation from the customary line of conduct; oddity.

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The ratio of the distance between the center and the focus of an ellipse or hyperbola to its semi-transverse axis.

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The ratio of the distance of the center of the orbit of a heavenly body from the center of the body round which it revolves to the semi-transverse axis of the orbit.

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The distance of the center of figure of a body, as of an eccentric, from an axis about which it turns; the throw.

Eccentricity

Ec`cen*tric"i*ty , n.; pl. Eccentricities . [Cf. F. excentricit'82.] 1. The state of being eccentric; deviation from the customary line of conduct; oddity. 2. (Math.) The ratio of the distance between the center and the focus of an ellipse or hyperbola to its semi-transverse axis. 3. (Astron.) The ratio of the distance of the center of the orbit of a heavenly body from the center of the body round which it revolves to the semi-transverse axis of the orbit. 4. (Mech.) The distance of the center of figure of a body, as of an eccentric, from an axis about which it turns; the throw.

The state of being eccentric; deviation from the customary line of conduct; oddity.

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Usage Examples

Eccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character had abounded and the amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and courage which it contained.

The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time.

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Other Usage Examples

My dad has sometimes felt that I grew up a little lacking in sufficient eccentricity - in the sense that I'm willing to live as an adult in a house with walls that are parallel to each other, that sort of thing.

A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity.