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'''Eccentric''' often used to refer to odd, bizarre, erratic or unusual behavior in individuals.<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/eccentric</ref>

'''Eccentric''' often used to refer to odd, bizarre, erratic or unusual behavior in individuals.<ref>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/eccentric</ref>

<br>Eccentricity is distinguished from [[mental illness]] in that eccentrics are usually characterized as happy, whereeas the mentally ill suffer from their behavior<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0876/is_n75/ai_18356303/</ref><br>Eccentricity has long been a trait associated with [[intelligence|genius]].  For example, Albert Einstein was said to have smoked cigarette butts he picked up off the street.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/belgium/1502358/Einstein-eccentric-genius-smoked-butts-picked-up-off-street.html</ref>

 

Eccentricity is distinguished from [[mental illness]] in that eccentrics are usually characterized as happy, whereeas the mentally ill suffer from their behavior<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0876/is_n75/ai_18356303/</ref> Eccentricity is often, but not always, a trait associated with [[intelligence|genius]].  For example, Albert Einstein was said to have smoked cigarette butts he picked up off the street.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/belgium/1502358/Einstein-eccentric-genius-smoked-butts-picked-up-off-street.html</ref>

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[[Category: Human behavior]]

[[Category: Human behavior]]