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geometry of plane curves,
a vertex is
a point of where the
first derivative of curvature is zero. This is
typically a local maximum or
minimum of curvature...
- In geometry, the four-
vertex theorem states that the
curvature along a simple, closed,
smooth plane curve has at
least four
local extrema (specifically...
-
contact and the
curve is said to have
a vertex. The
evolute will have
a cusp at the
center of the circle. The sign
of the
second derivative of curvature determines...
- In geometry,
a vertex (pl.:
vertices or
vertexes), also
called a corner, is
a point where two or more
curves, lines, or line
segments meet or intersect...
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curved. The
distance between the
vertex and the focus,
measured along the axis
of symmetry, is the "focal length". The "latus ****" is the
chord of...
- Look up
vertex in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Vertex,
vertices or
vertexes may
refer to:
Vertex (geometry),
a point where two or more
curves, lines...
- In
physics and geometry,
a catenary (US: /ˈkætəˌnɛri/ KAT-
ə-nerr-ee, UK: /kəˈtiːnəri/ kə-TEE-nər-ee) is the
curve that an
idealized hanging chain or cable...
-
volume of the
torus formed by
revolving the
defining circle of the
witch around the same line. The
curve has
a unique vertex at the
point of tangency...
- that the
curve is
a cycloid. On
a cycloid whose axis is
erected on the
perpendicular and
whose vertex is
located at the bottom, the
times of descent,...
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A Reuleaux triangle [ʁœlo] is
a curved triangle with
constant width, the
simplest and best
known curve of constant width other than the circle. It is...
