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central point [′sen·trəl ′pȯint]

(mathematics)

For a fixed rulingLon a ruled surface, the limiting position, as a variable rulingL′ approachesL, of the foot onLof the common perpendicular toLandL′.

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No references found			These masses became immediately endued with a rotary motion around their own central point. From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context As the natural limit of a democracy is that distance from the central point which will just permit the most remote citizens to assemble as often as their public functions demand, and will include no greater number than can join in those functions; so the natural limit of a republic is that distance from the centre which will barely allow the representatives to meet as often as may be necessary for the administration of public affairs. Federalist Papers Authored by James Madison by Madison, James View in context In the phenomenon we are considering, the Atlantic is the vase, the Gulf Stream the circular current, and the Sargasso Sea the central point at which the floating bodies unite. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context			central meridian Central Michigan University Central Military History Museum of the Artillery, Engineer Troops, and central mix concrete central mixer Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the USSR Central National Committee Central Naval Museum Central Nervous System central newel Central News Agency of Korea central office Central office exchange service central office line central office switch central orbit Central Pacific Basin Central Pacific Railroad central paralysis Central Park central pavilion central peak central placentation central plane central pocket loop central point Central Polytechnical Library Central Powers central pressure central processing Central Processing Unit central processor central projection Central Provinces and Berar Central Public Schools Central Puppet Theater central quadric Central Rada Central Radio Laboratory Central Range Central Region Central Republic Botanical Garden Central Riverfront - Sawyer Point Central Russian Upland Central Scientific Medical Library Central Scientific Research Institute Central Scientific Research Institute of Geodesy, Aerial Photography, Central Siberian Plateau Central Similarity Homothety Central Slovakia Central Sports Club of the Army			Central Plains Area Agency on Aging Central Plains Center for Bioassessment Central Plains Dairy Association Central Plains Energy Project Central Plains Experimental Range Central Plains Irrigation Association Central Plains Jamband Society Central Plains Mennonite Conference Central Plains Reining Horse Association Central Plains Rodeo Association Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium Central Plains Society of Mammalogists Central Plains Water Central Plan Schemes Monitoring System Central plane Central planning Central Planning Area Central Planning Center Central Planning Office central planning team central planning team Central Planning Team Meeting Central Plantation Crops Research Institute Central Plasma Sheet central pocket loop central point Central Point Anti-Virus Central Point Management Services Central Point of Contact Central Point of Expertise on Timber Central Point of Lunate Central Point Software, Incorporated Central Point, Oregon Central Point, Oregon Central Police Band Office Central Police District Central Police District Office Central Police Station Central Police Training and Development Agency Central Policy Office Central Policy Unit Central Polish Relief Committee Central Pollution Control Board central polypurine tract Central Polytechnical Library Central pontine myelinolysis Central pontine myelinolysis Central Pontine Myelolysis Central Poppy Eradication Force Central Port Call Office Central Portland Workforce Training Center Central Post Computer

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