"betweenness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: betweennesses [plural]
Etymology: From between + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|between|ness}} between + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} betweenness (countable and uncountable, plural betweennesses)
  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being between. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: betweenhood, betwixtness
    Sense id: en-betweenness-en-noun-BuWu-3uj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. (graph theory, countable) A measure of the number of geodesic paths through a node or edge. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Graph theory
    Sense id: en-betweenness-en-noun-j~suYRUv Topics: graph-theory, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonbetweenness

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Alternative forms

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