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{{wiktionary}} {{wiktionary|eccentric|eccentricity}}

'''Eccentric''' may refer to:
'''Eccentricity''' or '''eccentric''' may refer to:

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

* For the eccentricity of a vertex in a graph, see ]
===Orbital mechanics===
* ], in astrodynamics, calculated from orbital state vectors as an absolute value of eccentricity vector or using other methods based on orbital energy and angular momentum.
* ], in astrodynamics, a measure of the non-circularity of an orbit
* ], the angle between the direction of periapsis and the current position of an object on its orbit
* ], in celestial mechanics, a dimensionless vector with direction pointing from apoapsis to periapsis
⚫ * Eccentric, a type of ], a circle or sphere used in obsolete epicyclical systems to carry a planet around the Earth or Sun

===Other uses in science and technology===
* ], 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
⚫ * Eccentric position of a ] tripod to be able to measure hidden points
* ], exercise movements involving the lengthening of muscle fibers * ], the lengthening of muscle fibers
⚫ * Eccentric position of a ] tripod, to be able to measure hidden points
⚫ * ], unusual or odd behavior on the part of a person, as opposed to being "normal"
* ], the motion of an active muscle while it is lengthening under load
⚫ * A type of ], a circle or sphere used in obsolete astronomical systems to carry a planet around the Earth or Sun.
* Eccentricity, a deviation from ]

==Other uses==
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== 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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