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curvature  

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  • In mathematics, curvature is any of several strongly related concepts in geometry. Intuitively, the curvature is the amount by which a curve deviates from being a straight line, or a surface deviates from being a plane. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curvature)

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