Polycentric is an English adjective, meaning "having more than one center," derived from the Greek words ''polús'' ("many") and ''kentrikós'' ("center"). Polycentricism (or polycentricity) is the abstract noun formed from polycentric. They may refer to:
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Polycentric law
Polycentric law is a theoretical legal structure in which "providers" of legal systems compete or overlap in a given jurisdiction, as opposed to monopolistic statutory law according to which there is a sole provider of law for each jurisdiction. D ...
, a legal structure in which providers of legal systems compete or overlap in a given jurisdiction
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Polycentric chromosome In genetics, a polycentric chromosome is any chromosome featuring multiple centromeres. Polycentric chromosomes are produced by chromosomal aberrations such as deletion, duplication, or translocation. Polycentric chromosomes usually result in the d ...
, a chromosome with more than one centromere
* Polycentric language or
pluricentric language
A pluricentric language or polycentric language is a language with several interacting codified standard forms, often corresponding to different countries. Many examples of such languages can be found worldwide among the most-spoken languages, inc ...
, a language with several interacting codified standard versions
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metropolitan area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually com ...
, an urban area that contains multiple urban agglomerations not connected by continuous development
* Polycentrism theory, a political theory developed by
Palmiro Togliatti
* One leg of the
EPG business model introduced by Howard V. Perlmutter
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