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* ], odd behavior on the part of a person, as opposed to being "normal" * ], odd behavior on the part of a person, as opposed to being "normal"
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==Science and technology== ==Mathematics, science and technology==
===Mathematics===
* Off-], in geometry
* ] of a vertex in a graph
* ], a parameter associated with every conic section

===Orbital mechanics=== ===Orbital mechanics===
* ], in astrodynamics, a measure of the non-circularity of an orbit * ], in astrodynamics, a measure of the non-circularity of an orbit
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* Eccentric, a type of ], a circle or sphere used in obsolete epicyclical systems to carry a planet around the Earth or Sun * Eccentric, a type of ], a circle or sphere used in obsolete epicyclical systems to carry a planet around the Earth or Sun


===Other sciences=== ===Other uses in science and technology===
* Off-], in geometry
* ] of a vertex in a graph
* ], a parameter associated with every conic section
* ], a wheel that rotates on an axle that is displaced from the focus of the circle described by the wheel * ], a wheel that rotates on an axle that is displaced from the focus of the circle described by the wheel
* ], in vision, degrees of visual angle from the center of the eye * ], in vision, degrees of visual angle from the center of the eye
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* Eccentric position of a ] tripod, to be able to measure hidden points * Eccentric position of a ] tripod, to be able to measure hidden points
* ], the motion of an active muscle while it is lengthening under load * ], the motion of an active muscle while it is lengthening under load
* Eccentricity, a deviation from ]


==Other uses== ==Other uses==
* ], a London gentlemen's club * ], a London gentlemen's club
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== See also == == See also ==
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Latest revision as of 01:13, 29 June 2021

Eccentricity or eccentric may refer to:

Mathematics, science and technology

Mathematics

Orbital mechanics

  • Orbital eccentricity, in astrodynamics, a measure of the non-circularity of an orbit
  • Eccentric anomaly, the angle between the direction of periapsis and the current position of an object on its orbit
  • Eccentricity vector, in celestial mechanics, a dimensionless vector with direction pointing from apoapsis to periapsis
  • Eccentric, a type of deferent, a circle or sphere used in obsolete epicyclical systems to carry a planet around the Earth or Sun

Other uses in science and technology

Other uses

See also

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