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Categories: Articles with short description, Analytic geometry, Conic sections

eccentricity first eccentricity linear eccentricity second eccentricity third eccentricity

(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 WordNet 3.0

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(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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In mathematics, the eccentricity of a conic section is a non-negative real number that uniquely characterizes its shape. Wikipedia

A parameter associated with every conic section Wikipedia Disambiguation

Eccentricity of a conic section Wikidata

Geometry: measure of the deviation of a conic section from circular shape. OmegaWiki

The ratio, constant for any particular conic section, of the distance of a point from the focus to its distance from the directrix. Wiktionary

A circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

For an ellipse, the eccentricity is the ratio of the distance from the center to a focus divided by the length of the semi-major axis. Wiktionary

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