osculating circle

osculating circle

noun Mathematics.

Origin:
1810–20
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Osculating circle is always a great word to know.
So is square. Does it mean:
the smallest number that is a common multiple of a given set of numbers
the second power of a quantity, expressed as a2 = a ? a, where a is the quantity
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osculating circle

noun
the circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvature [syn: circle of curvature
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