Alternative Names
The eccentricity is sometimes called first eccentricity to distinguish it from the second eccentricity and third eccentricity defined for ellipses (see below). The eccentricity is also sometimes called numerical eccentricity.
In the case of ellipses and hyperbolas the linear eccentricity is sometimes called half-focal separation.
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