strangeness

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From strange +‎ -ness.

[edit] Noun

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strangeness (usually uncountable; plural strangenesses)

1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being strange, odd or weird.
2. (countable) The product or result of being strange.
3. (physics) one of the quantum numbers of subatomic particles that depends upon the relative number of strange quarks and anti-strange quarks

[edit] Synonyms

condition of being strange

• oddity
• weirdness

[edit] Related terms

• strange
• stranger
• strangely