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Centroid vs Centroidal - What's the difference?

centroid | centroidal |

As a noun centroid

is the point at the centre of any shape, sometimes called centre of area or centre of volume. For a triangle, the centroid is the point at which the medians intersect. The co-ordinates of the centroid are the average (arithmetic mean) of the co-ordinates of all the points of the shape. For a shape of uniform density, the centroid coincides with the centre of mass which is also the centre of gravity in a uniform gravitational field.

As an adjective centroidal is

of or pertaining to a centroid.

centroid

English

Noun

(wikipedia centroid) (en noun)
  • (mathematics, physics) The point at the centre of any shape, sometimes called centre of area or centre of volume. For a triangle, the centroid is the point at which the medians intersect. The co-ordinates of the centroid are the average (arithmetic mean) of the co-ordinates of all the points of the shape. For a shape of uniform density, the centroid coincides with the centre of mass which is also the centre of gravity in a uniform gravitational field.
  • See also

    * barycentre

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    centroidal

    English

    Adjective

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  • Of or pertaining to a centroid