ECCENTRICITY
Scrabble letter values: E1C3C3E1N1T1R1I1C3I1T1Y4 = 21
Definition
- noun strange and unconventional behavior.
- noun (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section.
- noun a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path.
Examples
- “the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis”
- “a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity”
- “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.”