centrality

noun

cen·​tral·​i·​ty sen-ˈtra-lə-tē 

plural centralities

1

: the quality or state of being central

the centrality of television in our lives

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2

: central situation

the centrality of the park in the city

3

: tendency to remain in or at the center

Examples of centrality in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With the centrality of Ellen comes the centrality of her ailment: the film makes frequent and flashy displays of her body-racking fits, which Depp invests with ferocious, wrenching physicality. —Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024

As an evangelical Christian tradition, Pentecostalism emphasizes salvation through Jesus Christ and the centrality of scripture. —Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024

Yet in spite of his centrality to Mono-ha, Lee was also something of an outlier, occupying a position suspended between nationalities and artistic traditions. —Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024

One key idea in network science is betweenness centrality — defined as how often a node lies on the shortest path between all pairs of nodes in a network. —The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1