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The quality of being different or strange

singularity

noun

the quality of being unusual

otherness

noun

the way in which someone or something seems strange or different

incongruity

noun

the quality of being very different to other things which happen or exist in the same situation and therefore appearing to be strange

inconsistency

noun

the state of being inconsistent

peculiarity

noun

the quality of being strange or unusual

rarity

noun

the fact that something is unusual or does not happen often

differentiation

noun

strangeness

noun

uniqueness

noun

oddness

noun

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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electron

a part of an atom that moves around the nucleus (=centre) and has a negative electrical charge

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an event that should never occur in a healthcare setting …

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