Definition:Ellipse/Covertex

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Definition

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Consider an ellipse $K$.


A covertex of $K$ is either one of the endpoints of the minor axis of $K$.


In the above diagram, $C_1$ and $C_2$ are the covertices of $K$.


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Linguistic Note

The plural of covertex is covertices.