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Math 2.0

Geometry Concept

Eccentricity

Summary

The eccentricity of a conic section is a non-negative real number that measures how far the conic is from a circle. It is $0$ for a circle, between $0$ and $1$ for an ellipse, $1$ for a parabola and greater than $1$ for a hyperbola.

Further reading

Web https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eccentricity_(mathematics), lead section

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MSC	51N20
Same as	Wikidata Q104486 Wikipedia Eccentricity (mathematics)

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