curvature betydelser och definitioner

The act of curving or the state of being curved.

Mathematics The ratio of the change in the angle of a tangent that moves over a given arc to the length of the arc.

Mathematics The limit of this ratio as the length of the arc approaches zero.

Mathematics The reciprocal of the radius of a circle.

Medicine A curving or bending, especially an abnormal one: curvature of the spine.