Another word for strangeness
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- (Uncountable) The state of being exotic.
- Something exotic.
- The quality or condition of being exotic.
- Something new, fresh, or unusual; change; innovation
- A small mass-produced article, such as a toy or trinket.
- A small, often cheap, cleverly made article, usually for play or adornment
- Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
- The quality or condition of being abnormal
- The condition of not being normal.
- (--- Mathematics) A point at which the derivative does not exist for a given function but every neighborhood of which contains points for which the derivative exists.
- (--- Computers) A hypothetical future point in time when artificial intelligence will surpass human intelligence and be able to self-replicate and improve itself autonomously.
- A unique, distinct, or peculiar feature or thing
- (Mathematics) The ratio of the distance of any point on a conic section from a focus to its distance from the corresponding directrix. This ratio is constant for any particular conic section.
- (Math.) The ratio of the distances from any point of a conic section to the focus and to the directrix: the value of this ratio determines the type of conic section (zero = circle, between zero and one = ellipse, one = parabola, more than one = hyperbola)
- An example or instance of eccentric behavior.
- Anything that is fantastical.
- The quality of being fantastical.
- The quality of being remote.
- (Uncountable) The state or characteristic of being indescribable.
- (Countable) Something which cannot be described.
- Esoteric teachings or practices.
- The quality or condition of being esoteric.
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