Centralness

/ˈsentrəlnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or characteristic of being central, located in the middle, or most important and prominent.

Etymology

From 'centrical' + '-ness' (suffix creating nouns indicating qualities or states). A systematic English formation, though 'centrality' is the more common modern term for expressing this concept.

Kelly Says

English has multiple ways to express the same abstract idea—'centrality,' 'centralness,' and 'centricality' all mean similar things, showing how our language evolved with redundancy that sometimes serves stylistic purposes!

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