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Definition of: curvature

(kûrvə·chər) noun
1. The act of bending, or the state of being curved; amount or rate of bending.
2. Any deviation from a normal or expected rectilinear course: a lateral curvature of the spine. [<L curvatura <curvare bend]

Most often used phrases:

curvature tensor
gaussian curvature
ricci curvature
sectional curvature
scalar curvature
negative curvature
constant curvature
riemann curvature
positive curvature
curvature k
spacetime curvature
earth s curvature
greater curvature
double curvature
geodesic curvature

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"curvature" has the frequency of use of 0.0003% on en.wikipedia.org.

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