Centrality
noun
The quality of being in the middle or the most important part of something.
The centrality of the kitchen in a home can be observed by the high traffic of people using it throughout the day.
Often appears as...
- centrality of power
- centrality in network
noun
In computer science, centrality is a measure of the importance of a node in a network.
In a social media network analysis, centrality can help identify the most influential users.
Often appears as...
- betweenness centrality
- degree centrality
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Technical
noun
In urban planning, centrality refers to the functional or symbolic importance of a certain area in a city or town.
The city center's centrality was enhanced by the addition of the new shopping mall.
Often appears as...
- urban centrality
- economic centrality
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Technical
noun
The quality of being in the middle or the most important part of something.
The centrality of the kitchen in a home can be observed by the high traffic of people using it throughout the day.
Often appears as...
- centrality of power
- centrality in network
noun
In computer science, centrality is a measure of the importance of a node in a network.
In a social media network analysis, centrality can help identify the most influential users.
Often appears as...
- betweenness centrality
- degree centrality
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In urban planning, centrality refers to the functional or symbolic importance of a certain area in a city or town.
The city center's centrality was enhanced by the addition of the new shopping mall.
Often appears as...
- urban centrality
- economic centrality
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Metaphorical Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to describe the main focus or priority in a situation.
Respect holds a centrality in our family values.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Heart
Think of 'centrality' as the heart of something, it's vital and central part.
The centrality of ethical training shapes our company's culture.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Physical
'Centrality' doesn't only refer to a physical location but to an abstract importance.
The centrality of open communication cannot be overstated in a relationship.
Pro Tip 1/3Metaphorical Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to describe the main focus or priority in a situation.
Respect holds a centrality in our family values.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Heart
Think of 'centrality' as the heart of something, it's vital and central part.
The centrality of ethical training shapes our company's culture.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Physical
'Centrality' doesn't only refer to a physical location but to an abstract importance.
The centrality of open communication cannot be overstated in a relationship.
Pro Tip 1/3Metaphorical Use
Sometimes used metaphorically to describe the main focus or priority in a situation.
Respect holds a centrality in our family values.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Heart
Think of 'centrality' as the heart of something, it's vital and central part.
The centrality of ethical training shapes our company's culture.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Physical
'Centrality' doesn't only refer to a physical location but to an abstract importance.
The centrality of open communication cannot be overstated in a relationship.
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The future of lying -...
or perhaps forgot or you're lying to me about your line which is very very devious this fits with a lot of the research which suggests that line is very pervasive it's this pervasiveness combined with the centrality to what it means to be a human the fact that we can tell the truth or make something up that
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Karen Armstrong: Let's...
For years I've been feeling frustrated, because as a religious historian, I've become acutely aware of the centrality of compassion
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The future of lying -...
or perhaps forgot or you're lying to me about your line which is very very devious this fits with a lot of the research which suggests that line is very pervasive it's this pervasiveness combined with the centrality to what it means to be a human the fact that we can tell the truth or make something up that
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Karen Armstrong: Let's...
For years I've been feeling frustrated, because as a religious historian, I've become acutely aware of the centrality of compassion
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Michael Wolff
American Author
Bill de Blasio, for his part, became the mayor of New York, surely the most powerful local political position in the nation, and arguably - after Giuliani and Bloomberg - one with a national base, one with, practically speaking, no job at all. He went from marginal political flotsam and jetsam to extraordinary centrality within a few months time.
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Rebecca Traister
American Author
Though Hillary Rodham married Bill Clinton 11 years after Camille Hanks married Bill Cosby, and after having earned her own law degree, the terms of her marriage were also shaped in their own way by a presumption of a husband's centrality and a wife's subsidiary nature.
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Joy Reid
American Journalist
President Barack Obama read to a certain portion of white America as an unending attack on white Christian identity, centrality and cultural relevance. In their minds, he was seeking to end their right to bear arms and the right of conservatives to speak freely.
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Stephen Jay Gould
American Scientist
The most important scientific revolutions all include, as their only common feature, the dethronement of human arrogance from one pedestal after another of previous convictions about our centrality in the cosmos.
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Dominic Cummings
British Public Servant
Despite the centrality of communication to politics it is remarkable how little attention Insiders pay to what works - never mind the question 'what could work much better?
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David Deutsch
Scientist
Humans may or may not have cosmic significance, and if they do, it will be by hitching a ride on the objective centrality of knowledge in the cosmic scheme of things.
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Arthur Levitt
American Public Servant
The tension between centrality, on the one hand, and competition, on the other, is probably the oldest of all market structure issues.
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Trip Lee
American Musician
Before I walk onto the stage, it's about the centrality of Jesus and just really keeping a focus on Jesus as opposed to ourselves.
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William Barr
American Public Servant
From the Founding Era onward, there was strong consensus about the centrality of religious liberty in the United States.
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Matthew Lesko
American Entertainer
I've been talking about the centrality of libraries in our information society for a while now.
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Michael Wolff
American Author
Bill de Blasio, for his part, became the mayor of New York, surely the most powerful local political position in the nation, and arguably - after Giuliani and Bloomberg - one with a national base, one with, practically speaking, no job at all. He went from marginal political flotsam and jetsam to extraordinary centrality within a few months time.
Quote examples
Rebecca Traister
American Author
Though Hillary Rodham married Bill Clinton 11 years after Camille Hanks married Bill Cosby, and after having earned her own law degree, the terms of her marriage were also shaped in their own way by a presumption of a husband's centrality and a wife's subsidiary nature.
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Joy Reid
American Journalist
President Barack Obama read to a certain portion of white America as an unending attack on white Christian identity, centrality and cultural relevance. In their minds, he was seeking to end their right to bear arms and the right of conservatives to speak freely.
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Stephen Jay Gould
American Scientist
The most important scientific revolutions all include, as their only common feature, the dethronement of human arrogance from one pedestal after another of previous convictions about our centrality in the cosmos.
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Dominic Cummings
British Public Servant
Despite the centrality of communication to politics it is remarkable how little attention Insiders pay to what works - never mind the question 'what could work much better?
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David Deutsch
Scientist
Humans may or may not have cosmic significance, and if they do, it will be by hitching a ride on the objective centrality of knowledge in the cosmic scheme of things.
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Arthur Levitt
American Public Servant
The tension between centrality, on the one hand, and competition, on the other, is probably the oldest of all market structure issues.
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Trip Lee
American Musician
Before I walk onto the stage, it's about the centrality of Jesus and just really keeping a focus on Jesus as opposed to ourselves.
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William Barr
American Public Servant
From the Founding Era onward, there was strong consensus about the centrality of religious liberty in the United States.
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Matthew Lesko
American Entertainer
I've been talking about the centrality of libraries in our information society for a while now.
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