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What is the difference between an ellipse and an oval?
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Answered 2011-09-24 17:06:54
An ellipse always has two axes of reflection; an oval has one or more.
So, an egg-shape is an oval, but not an ellipse.
In short an ellipse is an oval, but an oval may or may not be an ellipse.
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