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Eccentricity Definition & Meaning

eccentricity
noun
  1. strange and unconventional behavior
  2. (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"
  3. a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path

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What does eccentricity mean?
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
What part of speech is eccentricity?
Eccentricity is a noun.
How many definitions does eccentricity have?
Eccentricity has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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