betweenness
noun
be·tween·ness
bi-ˈtwēn-nəs 
bē-
: the quality or state of being between two others in an ordered mathematical set
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So for any board position, the betweenness centrality identifies the most influential pieces.
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The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
In The Letters of Thom Gunn, a new, behemoth collection of private correspondence across six decades, Gunn grapples with his states of in-betweenness: between being English and American; between writing free verse and formal verse; between exercising emotion and rationality.
—Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic, 17 June 2022
Entering this translucent chamber is a purely sensory experience of in-betweenness.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2023
The Hawai‘i Triennial 2022, on exhibit through May 8, brings this trend to the forefront, inviting local leaders and international artists to explore concepts of in-betweenness throughout Honolulu.
—Martha Cheng, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Apr. 2022
But his stories also stress the ebullience, the possibility, that can emerge from in-betweenness.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022
That in-betweenness, and that bustling energy and statelessness.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022
What these stories add up to is a portrayal of the refugee experience, in all its vulnerability and variety, its painful in-betweenness.
—Ursula Lindsey, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2022
But if an inability to categorize causes discomfort in some, this sort of in-betweenness is just what some are looking for, especially at a time when gender and taste both feel, rightfully and crucially, so fluid.
—New York Times, 17 May 2022
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The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
In The Letters of Thom Gunn, a new, behemoth collection of private correspondence across six decades, Gunn grapples with his states of in-betweenness: between being English and American; between writing free verse and formal verse; between exercising emotion and rationality.
—Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic, 17 June 2022
Entering this translucent chamber is a purely sensory experience of in-betweenness.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2023
The Hawai‘i Triennial 2022, on exhibit through May 8, brings this trend to the forefront, inviting local leaders and international artists to explore concepts of in-betweenness throughout Honolulu.
—Martha Cheng, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Apr. 2022
But his stories also stress the ebullience, the possibility, that can emerge from in-betweenness.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022
That in-betweenness, and that bustling energy and statelessness.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022
What these stories add up to is a portrayal of the refugee experience, in all its vulnerability and variety, its painful in-betweenness.
—Ursula Lindsey, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2022
But if an inability to categorize causes discomfort in some, this sort of in-betweenness is just what some are looking for, especially at a time when gender and taste both feel, rightfully and crucially, so fluid.
—New York Times, 17 May 2022
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“Betweenness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/betweenness. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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