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noun
- 1. the fact of being curved or the degree to which something is curved: "spinal curvature"
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In mathematics, curvature is any of several strongly related concepts in geometry that intuitively measure the amount by which a curve deviates from being a straight line or by which a surface deviates from being a plane. If a curve or surface is contained in a larger space, curvature can be defined extrinsically relative to the ambient space.
1. : the act of curving : the state of being curved. 2. : a measure or amount of curving. specifically : the rate of change of the angle through which the tangent to a curve turns in moving along the curve and which for a circle is equal to the reciprocal of the radius. 3. a. : an abnormal curving (as of the spine) b. : a curved surface of an organ
the state of being curved or bent, or the way in which something curves: the curvature of the earth. (Definition of curvature from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of curvature.
Jun 14, 2024 · Curvature, in mathematics, the rate of change of direction of a curve with respect to distance along the curve. At every point on a circle, the curvature is the reciprocal of the radius; for other curves (and straight lines, which can be regarded as circles of infinite radius), the curvature is the
noun. the act of curving or the state of being curved. a curved condition, often abnormal: curvature of the spine. the degree of curving of a line or surface. Geometry. (at a point on a curve) the derivative of the inclination of the tangent with respect to arc length. the absolute value of this derivative. something curved. curvature.
the state of being curved or bent, or the way in which something curves: the curvature of the earth. (Definition of curvature from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of curvature.
noun. 1. something curved or a curved part of a thing. 2. any normal or abnormal curving of a bodily part. curvature of the spine. 3. geometry. the change in inclination of a tangent to a curve over unit length of arc. For a circle or sphere it is the reciprocal of the radius. See also radius of curvature, centre of curvature. 4.
