ECCENTRICITY


Meaning of ECCENTRICITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌek-(ˌ)sen-ˈtri-sə-tē ]

noun

( plural -ties )

Date: 1545

1.

a. : the quality or state of being eccentric

b. : deviation from an established pattern or norm ; especially : odd or whimsical behavior

2.

a. : a mathematical constant that for a given conic section is the ratio of the distances from any point of the conic section to a focus and the corresponding directrix

b. : the eccentricity of an astronomical orbit used as a measure of its deviation from circularity

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.