polycentric
adjective
poly·cen·tric
ˌpä-lē-ˈsen-trik 
: having more than one center (as of development or control): such as
a
: having several centromeres
polycentric chromosomes
b
: characterized by polycentrism
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The Right Answer? Unlike centralized governance frameworks where power is concentrated and delegated to a few decision makers, polycentric systems are decentralized to account for country-specific value systems.
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Robert Ginsburg, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
These sockets are handmade by a prosthetist who then fits them to the polycentric knee and the blade foot.
—Jothy Rosenberg, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
This remarkably narrow perspective fails to acknowledge the multifaceted nature of polycentric intra-city urban growth, which is crucial for the comprehensive prosperity and enhanced amenities of the city and its communities.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2024
This system would be based on governments managing competing, polycentric sovereign wealth funds that aim to provide public services at a profit.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 4 May 2023
By the end of the 1990s, the polycentric and suburban city was regarded as the paradigm of U.S. urbanism.
—Max Holleran, The New Republic, 26 Oct. 2022
This is akin to a large mutual society and is risk adjusted both by the volume of experienced participants and stakeholders and its polycentric nature.
—Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
The city should also be what Uber describes as polycentric, basically pockets of dense areas of development spread around a larger metro area.
—Kirsten Korosec, Fortune, 10 May 2018
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Robert Ginsburg, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
These sockets are handmade by a prosthetist who then fits them to the polycentric knee and the blade foot.
—Jothy Rosenberg, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
This remarkably narrow perspective fails to acknowledge the multifaceted nature of polycentric intra-city urban growth, which is crucial for the comprehensive prosperity and enhanced amenities of the city and its communities.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2024
This system would be based on governments managing competing, polycentric sovereign wealth funds that aim to provide public services at a profit.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 4 May 2023
By the end of the 1990s, the polycentric and suburban city was regarded as the paradigm of U.S. urbanism.
—Max Holleran, The New Republic, 26 Oct. 2022
This is akin to a large mutual society and is risk adjusted both by the volume of experienced participants and stakeholders and its polycentric nature.
—Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
The city should also be what Uber describes as polycentric, basically pockets of dense areas of development spread around a larger metro area.
—Kirsten Korosec, Fortune, 10 May 2018
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polycentric
adjective
poly·cen·tric
ˌpäl-i-ˈsen-trik
: having several centromeres
polycentric chromosomes
compare monocentric
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