What is the meaning of curvature?

noun

  • Medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal. (
    • usage: "curvature of the spine"
  • The rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve.
  • The property possessed by the curving of a line or surface.
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