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In mechanical engineering, an eccentric is a wheel that rotates on an axle that is displaced from the focus of the circle described by the wheel; in other words, a mechanical motion that can operate either as a cam or a crank, depending upon how it is driven.

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EccentricityMathematics In mathematics, eccentricity is a parameter associated with every conic section, see Conic section#Eccentricity. It can be thought of as a measure of how much the conic section deviates from being circular. In particular, The eccentricity of aEccentricity vectorIn astrodynamics the eccentricity vector of a conic section orbit is the vector pointing towards the periapsis and with length equal to the orbit's scalar eccentricity. Calculation The eccentricity vector can be calculated from the orbital state vectors aEccentricity (orbit)In astrodynamics, under standard assumptions any orbit must be of conic section shape. The eccentricity of this conic section, the orbit's eccentricity is an important parameter of the orbit that defines its absolute shape. Eccentricity may be interpreted
Eccentricity (mechanics)In mechanical engineering, an eccentric is a wheel that rotates on an axle that is displaced from the focus of the circle described by the wheel; in other words, a mechanical motion that can operate either as a cam or a crank, depending upon how it is dri  
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