Deviation from the normal, expected, or established.
Abweichung vom Normalen, Erwarteten oder Festgelegten.
An example or instance of eccentric behavior.
Ein Beispiel oder eine Instanz für exzentrisches Verhalten.
Physics The distance between the center of an eccentric and its axis.
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Mathematics The ratio of the distance of any point on a conic section from a focus to its distance from the corresponding directrix. This ratio is constant for any particular conic section.