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eccentricity
Eccentricity (noun) means Unusual or odd behaviour, or the quality of being unusual.
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1
Unusual or odd behaviour, or the quality of being unusual.
2
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
A measure of how much an orbit, such as a planet's path around the sun, differs from a perfect circle.
4
The greatest distance between one vertex of a shape and any other.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin eccentricitās; on the surface it analyses as eccentric plus -ity.
Antonyms
concentricity
Rhymes for eccentricity
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What is the meaning of eccentricity?
"eccentricity" (noun) means unusual or odd behaviour, or the quality of being unusual.
What is the opposite of eccentricity?
The opposite of "eccentricity" is concentricity.
What are the different meanings of eccentricity?
"eccentricity" has 3 main meanings: 1. Unusual or odd behaviour, or the quality of being unusual; 2. 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; 3. A measure of how much an orbit, such as a planet's path around the sun, differs from a perfect circle.
