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Flightiness vs Eccentricity - What's the difference?

flightiness | eccentricity | Synonyms |

Flightiness is a synonym of eccentricity.


As nouns the difference between flightiness and eccentricity

is that flightiness is the quality of being flighty while eccentricity is the quality of being eccentric; any eccentric behaviour.

flightiness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The quality of being flighty.

    • eccentricity

    English

    (wikipedia eccentricity)

    Noun

    (eccentricities)
  • The quality of being eccentric; any eccentric behaviour.
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  • (mathematics) The ratio, constant for any particular conic section, of the distance of a point from the focus to its distance from the directrix.