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The eccentricity of an ellipse, e, is the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the semi-major axis. As e increases from 0 to 1, the ellipse changes from a circle (e = 0) to form a more flat shape until, at e = 1, it is effectively a straight line.

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Q: How does the numerical value of e change the shape of an ellipse?
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