Definition:Eccentric/Ellipses

Definition

Ellipses are said to be eccentric if their centers are at different points.

Ellipses $E_1$ and $E_2$, whose centers are $C_1$ and $C_2$, are eccentric.

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Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): eccentric
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): eccentric