Curvature (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the act of curving or the state of being curved.
  2. a curved condition, often abnormal: curvature of the spine.
  3. the degree of curving of a line or surface.
  4. 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.
  5. something curved.
noun
  1. something curved or a curved part of a thing
  2. any normal or abnormal curving of a bodily part
  3. 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
  4. the act of curving or the state or degree of being curved or bent
Curvature (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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