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centricity

centricity

1 7.6
A focus on one main person, thing, or idea
  • noun
  • /sɛnˈtrɪsɪti/
translation icon : centralidad
  • CO2 centricity.

Examples

  • We believe in user-centricity.

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  • More and more, customer-centricity is becoming a thing.

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  • It's important because Gov.UK arguably brings a new high standard of design, content, and overall user centricity to public sector digital projects.

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  • I'd agree with your view that patient experience (others call it patient centricity) is now a global objective for healthcare organizations.

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  • Chris Brown is the CEO of MarketCulture Strategies, the global leader in assessing the market-centricity of an organization and its degree of focus on customers, competitors, and environmental conditions that impact business performance.

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  • This would not undermine Spotify's playlist-centricity; albums would still exist as, essentially, "album playlists."

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  • It is exactly that noun-centricity that makes Java code so verbose, and because of the verbosity, so difficult to manage once there are so many nouns involved.

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  • Many successful companies prioritize customer centricity in their business strategies to enhance user satisfaction.

  • The centricity of the design was evident, as every element focused on improving the user's experience.

  • In his speech, the CEO emphasized the importance of centricity in their approach to product development.

Synonyms

centrality
vscentricity
5 6.4

Being in the middle or most important part of something

focuses on orientation around a guiding principle or main idea
monocentrism
vscentricity
  • Specialized
9.9

A system that has one main center

is broader, meaning focus around a main principle or idea
centeredness
vscentricity
  • US
5.5

The position of something in the middle of a space or design

applies to abstract orientation around a main idea rather than physical placement

Antonyms

17 5.2

The spreading of things over a wide area, for example seeds or people

Giving local offices and authorities more power to make decisions

How Central

centrality
5 6.4
centricity
1 7.6
marginality
1 8.7

Surface Forms

centricity singular
centricities plural

Morphology

centricity = centric (transparent) = center + ic + ity

A straightforward nominalization formed by adding the productive suffix '-ity' to the adjective 'centric', yielding 'the state of being centered'.

Etymology

The word centricity comes from the root centr, which means 'center' and shows up in everyday words like center and central. So, centricity is about being placed or organized around a main point or focus.