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| ec·cen·tric·i·ty [ èk sen tríssətee ] (plural ec·cen·tric·i·ties) |
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1. eccentric quality: a quality of being unconventional, especially in a whimsical way
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2. eccentric act: an example or instance of unconventional whimsical behavior
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3. mechanical engineering distance between main and secondary axis: the distance between the axis about which an object rotates and a secondary axis on the object at which a device such as a rod could be attached
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4. astronomy deviation: the deviation of the path of an orbiting body from a true circle
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5. mathematics geometric constant: a constant that describes the shape of a conic section. It is equal to the ratio of the distance from a fixed point of any point on the curve to the distance of that point from the corresponding fixed straight line.
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