Center - Mathematics and Science

Mathematics and Science

  • Centre (geometry), the middle of an object
  • Center (algebra), uses of "center" in algebra
  • Centroid, geometric center
  • Center of mass
  • Center (group theory), in abstract algebra, the subgroup consisting of those elements which commute with all other elements
  • Center of symmetry, in geometry, a point that is well-distant from the boundary of a figure
  • Graph center, the vertices in a graph that minimize the maximal distance from all other vertices
  • Center of gravity (military)

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