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Malformation vs Eccentricity - What's the difference?

malformation | eccentricity |

As nouns the difference between malformation and eccentricity

is that malformation is an abnormal formation while eccentricity is the quality of being eccentric; any eccentric behaviour.

malformation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An abnormal formation.
  • (teratology) An abnormal developmental feature of offspring.

    • See also

    * (l)

    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.