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eccentricity in Polish

eccentricity in Polish is ekscentryczność, ekscentryzm, mimośród — eccentricity means unusual or odd behaviour, or the quality of being unusual.

eccentricity in Polish

ekscentryczność
noun
The quality of being eccentric or odd; any eccentric behaviour.
ekscentryzm
noun
The quality of being eccentric or odd; any eccentric behaviour.
ekscentryczność
noun
(geometry) The ratio, constant for any particular conic section, of the distance of a point from the focus to its distance from the directrix.
mimośród
noun
(geometry) The ratio, constant for any particular conic section, of the distance of a point from the focus to its distance from the directrix.
ekscentryczność
noun
(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).

What does "eccentricity" mean?

  1. noun Unusual or odd behaviour, or the quality of being unusual.
  2. noun In geometry, a fixed value for a conic section, found by dividing a point's distance from the focus by its distance from the directrix.
    "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."
  3. noun A measure of how much an orbit, such as a planet's path around the sun, differs from a perfect circle.
  4. noun The greatest distance between one vertex of a shape and any other.
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eccentricity in a sentence

  • 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.

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What is "eccentricity" in Polish?
"eccentricity" in Polish is ekscentryczność, ekscentryzm, mimośród. eccentricity means: Unusual or odd behaviour, or the quality of being unusual.
Are there other ways to say "eccentricity" in Polish?
Yes — Polish has 3 translations listed for "eccentricity": ekscentryczność, ekscentryzm, mimośród.
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