Vocabulary Entry

centroid

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noun

The centroid is the geometric center of a shape, or the point that minimizes the sum of squared distances to all points in the shape.

Example Sentences

"The centroid of the triangle can be found by averaging the vertices' coordinates."

"In physics, the centroid can represent the center of mass of an object."

"To find the centroid of an irregular shape, one may need to use calculus."