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ODDNESS

Dictionary entry overview: What does oddness mean?

• ODDNESS (noun)
The noun ODDNESS has 2 senses:

1. the parity of odd numbers (not divisible by two)
2. eccentricity that is not easily explained

Familiarity information: ODDNESS used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ODDNESS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The parity of odd numbers (not divisible by two)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("oddness" is a kind of...):

parity ((mathematics) a relation between a pair of integers: if both integers are odd or both are even they have the same parity; if one is odd and the other is even they have different parity)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Eccentricity that is not easily explained

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

oddity; oddness

Hypernyms ("oddness" is a kind of...):

eccentricity (strange and unconventional behavior)

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