novelty

  1. Noun.  The state of being new or novel; newness.
  2. Noun.  A new product; an innovation.
  3. Noun.  A small mass-produced trinket.
  4. Noun.  In novelty theory, newness, density of complexification, and dynamic change as opposed to static habituation.

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