1960/01/01 by N. A. Court · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · Mathematics · Psychology · #History and Developments in Astronomy #Historical Astronomy and Related Studies #History and Theory of Mathematics #Term (time) #Meaning (existential) #Centroid #Linguistics #Point (geometry) #Center (category theory) #Geography #Psychology #Mathematics #Philosophy #Physics #Geometry #Astronomy
paper · doi:10.5951/mt.53.1.0033
openalex publication_date 1960/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
The term “centroid” is of recent coinage. It is used as a substitute for the older term “center of gravity,” when the purely geometrical aspects of that point are to be emphasized. The term is peculiar to the English language. The French use “centre de gravité” on all occasions, and others use terms of similar meaning.