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Osculating circle

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An osculating circle is a circle that best approximates a curve at a given point. It is defined as the circle that has the same tangent and curvature as the curve at that point. In other words, the osculating circle touches the curve at that point and shares the same slope and curvature in a local neighborhood around that point.

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