eccentricity
IPA: ɛksʌntrˈɪsʌti
noun
- The quality of being eccentric or odd; any eccentric behaviour.
- (mathematics) The ratio, constant for any particular conic section, of the distance of a point from the focus to its distance from the directrix.
- (astronomy) The eccentricity of the conic section (usually an ellipse) defined by the orbit of a given object around a reference object (such as that of a planet around the sun).
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Examples of "eccentricity" in Sentences
- The man is notorious for his eccentricity.
- Eccentricity is in the eyes of the beholder.
- This constant is the eccentricity of the hyperbola.
- The inertia circle is the eccentricity in the ellipse shaped orbit.
- The formula on this page incorporates the eccentricity of the orbit.
- As for the eccentricity, the data NASA puts on the web is unreliable.