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eccentricity
noun
(ec-cen-tri-ci-ty)
a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path
Antonyms:
concentricity
,
eccentricity
noun
(ec-cen-tri-ci-ty)
(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
Examples:
A circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity.
eccentricity
noun
(ec-cen-tri-ci-ty)
strange and unconventional behavior
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