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circumstantiality
cir·cum·stan·ti·al·i·ty C0367400 (sûr′kəm-stăn′shē-ăl′ĭ-tē)n. pl. cir·cum·stan·ti·al·i·ties 1. The quality of being fully or minutely detailed.2. A particular detail or circumstance.cir•cum•stan•ti•al•i•ty (ˌsɜr kəmˌstæn ʃiˈæl ɪ ti)
n., pl. -ties. 1. the quality of being circumstantial; minuteness; fullness of detail. 2. a circumstance; a detail. [1725–35] circumstantiality
circumstantiality [ser″kum-stan″she-al´ĭ-te] a disturbed pattern of speech or writing characterized by delay in getting to the point because of the interpolation of unnecessary details and irrelevant remarks; seen in persons with schizophrenia and obsessive-compulsive disorders. See also tangentiality.cir·cum·stan·ti·al·i·ty (ser'kŭm-stan'shē-al'i-tē), A disturbance in the thought process, either voluntary or involuntary, in which one gives an excessive amount of detail (circumstances) that is often tangential, elaborate, and irrelevant, to avoid making a direct statement or answer to a question; observed in schizophrenia and in obsessional disorders. Compare: tangentiality. [L. circum-sto, pr. p. -stans, to stand around] cir·cum·stan·ti·al·i·ty (sĭr'kŭm-stan-shē-al'i-tē) A disturbance in the thought process in which one gives an excessive amount of detail that is often tangential, elaborate, and irrelevant, to avoid making a direct statement or answer to a question; observed in schizophrenia and in obsessional disorders.
Compare: tangentiality[L. circum-sto, pr. p. -stans, to stand around]LegalSeeCircumstantial |