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Semimajor Axis -- from Wolfram MathWorld

TOPICS Algebra Applied Mathematics Calculus and Analysis Discrete Mathematics Foundations of Mathematics Geometry History and Terminology Number Theory Probability and Statistics Recreational Mathematics Topology Alphabetical Index New in MathWorld Semimajor Axis

The semimajor axis (also called the major semi-axis, major semiaxis, or major radius) of an ellipse (or related figure) is half its extent along the longer of the two principal axis.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Semimajor Axis." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SemimajorAxis.html

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