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ratio vs eccentricity

eccentricity vs ratio

ratio and eccentricity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ratio Yes No No No
eccentricity Yes No No No
As nouns, eccentricity is a hyponym of ratio; that is, eccentricity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ratio:
  • ratio: the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
  • eccentricity: (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis
ratio (noun) eccentricity (noun)
the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree strange and unconventional behavior
the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path
(geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis
Difference between ratio and eccentricity

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