eccentricity

IPA: ɛksʌntrˈɪsʌti

The quality of being eccentric or odd; any eccentric behaviour.
(mathematics) The ratio, constant for any particular conic section, of the distance of a point from the focus to its distance from the directrix.
(astronomy) The eccentricity of the conic section (usually an ellipse) defined by the orbit of a given object around a reference object (such as that of a planet around the sun).

Examples of "eccentricity" in Sentences

They will allow for *one* "eccentricity" - queer, female, not white - but not more.
His eccentricity is kind of admirable but I'd much rather listen to Daniel Johnston.
Hispanic eccentricity is peninsular and consists of the coexistence of different civilizations and different pasts: an inclusive eccentricity.
In this case, their eccentricity is demonstrated by the fact that they genuinely could not care less about the reaction of the Chinese government.
Hispanic eccentricity is reproduced and multiplied in America, especially in those countries such as Mexico and Peru, where ancient and splendid civilizations had existed.
Americans have always had a tenuous relationship with the idea of eccentricity, unlike our forebears in England, where eccentrics occupy a hallowed part of the cultural fabric.
I suppose the band's English eccentricity is rather studied - the bass player is called The House of Lords "because he's big and all all important decisions have to go through him".
The word eccentricity was not interpreted by the cadet, of course, as the Sep meant it should be, but in the sense we use it when we speak of the eccentricity of an orbit for instance.