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Eccentric may refer to:

  • Eccentricity (mathematics), a parameter associated with every conic section
  • For the eccentricity of a vertex in a graph, see distance (graph theory)
  • Eccentricity (orbit), in astrodynamics, calculated from orbital state vectors as an absolute value of eccentricity vector or using other methods based on orbital energy and angular momentum.
  • Eccentric (mechanism), a wheel that rotates on an axle that is displaced from the focus of the circle described by the wheel
  • Eccentric position of a surveying tripod to be able to measure hidden points
  • Eccentric (sport), exercise movements involving the lengthening of muscle fibers
  • Eccentricity (behavior), unusual or odd behavior on the part of a person, as opposed to being "normal"
  • A type of deferent, a circle or sphere used in obsolete astronomical systems to carry a planet around the Earth or Sun.

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