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relating or close to the radius of a circle or sphere
- The radial distance from the center of the circle determines its circumference.
- In polar coordinates, points are described using radial distance and angle.
- The radial velocity of an object moving in a circular path measures its speed along the radius.
- The radial gradient of a function measures its rate of change along the radius direction.
- Radial functions in mathematics describe quantities that depend only on the radial distance from a point.
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relating to or moving along or having the direction of a radius
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issuing in rays from a common center; relating to rays of light