curvature
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- noun
- /ˈkɜrvətʃər/
- Specialized
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curvatura
- Light regions have positive Gaussian curvature (convex or concave), and dark regions have negative curvature (saddle).
- radius of curvature
- Gaussian curvature
- zero curvature
So curvature is where the curve, it's a measure of how sharply a curve bends.
- So curvature is where the curve, it's a measure of how sharply a curve bends.
- And the reason it's not quite right is that this side is not the space-time curvature, it's something derived from it, the Einstein tensor.
- It's because so long as you describe gravity as the curvature of space as you do it in Einstein's theory, this conservation law is always fulfilled.
- The Rs here quantify the curvature of space-time, and this term with the T contains all the other kinds of energies, particles and radiation and so on.
- It can't hang on against the local curvature of space-time in this room.
- They were affected by the same curvature of space that the light was.
- Second derivative is curvature of on the curve.
- Or should they be ISO curvature fluctuations, which have uniform curvature to each of the fluctuations?
- So each of these curvatures are related to each other through this single algorithm.
Examples
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Here the circle is very small and so the curvature is very large.
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You can see the curvature of the Earth from the airplane window.
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The watch glass had a radius of curvature of 0.8 cm.
Academic text (2001) -
So curvature is where the curve, it's a measure of how sharply a curve bends.
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The first version was calculated by surveying the curvature of the Earth along a meridian.
Blog text (18) -
Derivatives in ordinary calculus describe local properties of functions such as slope and curvature.
Academic text (2003) -
The architect carefully calculated the curvature of the roof to ensure proper drainage.
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The road's curvature increases as you approach the sharp turn ahead.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
The point at the center of the circle that best fits a curve near it
- Specialized
A circle that touches a curve on its inside and matches its bend there
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The distance from a curve to the center of the circle that best fits the curve at a point
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A bend in the spine that is not normal and can cause pain or health problems
How Curved
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Curvature comes from the Latin curvare 'to bend', and you can see the same curv- in curve. In math it means how sharply a line or shape bends at a point, so it measures the turn or sharpness of the bend.