Eccentricity Definition & Meaning
eccentricity
- noun
- strange and unconventional behavior
- (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis; "a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity"
- a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path
Words that rhyme with eccentricity
Usage tips for "eccentricity"
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