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  2. Eccentricity (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    A circle of finite radius has an infinitely distant directrix, while a pair of lines of finite separation have an infinitely distant focus. In mathematics, the eccentricity of a conic section is a non-negative real number that uniquely characterizes its shape.

  3. Conic section - Wikipedia

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    Define b by the equations c 2 = a 2 − b 2 for an ellipse and c 2 = a 2 + b 2 for a hyperbola. For a circle, c = 0 so a 2 = b 2, with radius r = a = b. For the parabola, the standard form has the focus on the x-axis at the point (a, 0) and the directrix the line with equation x = −a. In standard form the parabola will always pass through the ...

  4. Director circle - Wikipedia

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    More generally, for any collection of points P i, weights w i, and constant C, one can define a circle as the locus of points X such that (,) =.. The director circle of an ellipse is a special case of this more general construction with two points P 1 and P 2 at the foci of the ellipse, weights w 1 = w 2 = 1, and C equal to the square of the major axis of the ellipse.

  5. Focus (geometry) - Wikipedia

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    The ellipse thus generated has its second focus at the center of the directrix circle, and the ellipse lies entirely within the circle. For the parabola, the center of the directrix moves to the point at infinity (see Projective geometry). The directrix "circle" becomes a curve with zero curvature, indistinguishable from a straight line.

  6. Conoid - Wikipedia

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    describes a right circular conoid with the unit circle of the x-y-plane as directrix and a directrix plane, which is parallel to the y--z-plane. Its axis is the line (,,) . Special features: The intersection with a horizontal plane is an ellipse.

  7. Parabola - Wikipedia

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    (the left side of the equation uses the Hesse normal form of a line to calculate the ... the directrix has the equation = ... equation system given by the circle ...

  8. Trump taps retired General Keith Kellogg for Ukraine envoy role

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump has tapped Keith Kellogg, a retired lieutenant general who presented him with a plan to end the war in Ukraine, to serve as a special envoy for the conflict, the ...

  9. Directrix - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, a directrix is a curve associated with a process generating a geometric object, such as: Directrix (conic section) Directrix (generatrix)