Centrality

Centrality — Cen*tral i*ty, n.; pl. {Centralities}. The state of being central; tendency towards a center. [1913 Webster] Meantime there is a great centrality, a centripetence equal to the centrifugence. R. W. Emerson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

centrality — index focus Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

centrality — [sen tral′i tē] n. 1. the quality, state, or fact of being central; center position 2. the tendency to remain at or near the center …   English World dictionary

Centrality — Within graph theory and network analysis, there are various measures of the centrality of a vertex within a graph that determine the relative importance of a vertex within the graph (for example, how important a person is within a social network …   Wikipedia

Centrality — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Centrality >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 centrality centrality centricalness center Sgm: N 1 middle middle &c. 68 Sgm: N 1 focus focus &c. 74 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 core c …   English dictionary for students

centrality — /sen tral i tee/, n., pl. centralities. 1. a central position or state: the centrality of the sun. 2. a vital, critical, or important position: the centrality of education to modern civilization. [1640 50; CENTRAL1 + ITY] * * * …   Universalium

centrality — central ► ADJECTIVE 1) in or near the centre. 2) very important; essential. DERIVATIVES centrality noun centrally adverb …   English terms dictionary

centrality — noun (plural ties) Date: 1647 1. the quality or state of being central 2. central situation 3. tendency to remain in or at the center …   New Collegiate Dictionary

centrality — noun a) The state of being central. b) A tendency to remain at, or move towards the centre …   Wiktionary

centrality — n. center position, central focus …   English contemporary dictionary

centrality — cen·tral·i·ty …   English syllables