ECCENTRICITY

Eccentricity

In popular usage, eccentricity refers to unusual or odd behavior on the part of an individual. This behavior would typically be perceived as unusual or unnecessary, without being demonstrably maladaptive. Eccentricity is contrasted with "normal" behavior, the nearly universal means by which individuals in society solve given problems and pursue certain priorities in everyday life. People who consistently display benignly eccentric behavior are labeled as "eccentrics".

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eccentricity

Noun

  1. The quality of being eccentric; any eccentric behaviour.
  2. The ratio, constant for any particular conic section, of the distance of a point from the focus to its distance from the directrix.


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