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eccentricity

/ˌɛksəntˈɹɪsəti/ · 12 letters · 7 distinct letters

  1. noun

    strange and unconventional behavior

  2. noun

    (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis

    a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity

  3. noun

    a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path

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