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Eccentricity: All types of conic sections, arranged with increasing eccentricity. Note that curvature decreases with eccentricity, and that none of these curves intersect. |
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418 words, approx. 1 pages One of the dictionary definitions of the word eccentric is "not a." Another is "not at the geometric center." Both definitions help in understanding the meaning of eccentricity. A circle and other symmetrical shapes can be formed by "cutting" or... summary from source:
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In mathematics, the eccentricity, denoted e or \varepsilon, is a parameter associated with every conic section. It can be thought of as a measure of how much the conic section deviates from being circular. In... 
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 The Washington Post Paul Erdos, an Eccentric Titan Of Mathematical Theory, Dies
09/24/1996: 770 words, approx. 3 pages Paul Erdos, 83, one of the world's greatest and most eccentric mathematicians, died Sept. 20 at a hospital in Warsaw after a heart attack. He was stricken while attending a conference. Dr. Erdos, a Jewish native of Budapest, lived a celibate, monkish and... summary from source:
The Economist (US) Eccentrics.
08/26/1995: 507 words, approx. 2 pages ECCENTRICS. By David Weeks and Jamie James. Weidenfeld & Nicolson; 288 pages; Pounds 18.99. Villard; $23 EVEN by American standards, Florence Foster Jenkins (1868-1944) was an empress of eccentricity. Possessed of one of history's worst singing voices and no sense of pitch... summary from source:
 The New York Observer Is This Eccentric Grieving-Or Just Literary Posturing?
3/13/2005: 1,177 words, approx. 4 pagesExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safran Foer. Houghton Mifflin, 326 pages, $24.95. Well-he's brave. Or maybe just foolhardy. Jonathan Safran Foer has attacked head-on the problem of how to follow up on the best-selling Everything Is Illuminated (2002), his quirky, endearing, Holocaust-haunted debut....
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