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How does the numerical value of the eccentricity, "e", change as the shape of an ellipse approaches a straight line?

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At eccentricity = 0 we get a circle For 0 < eccentricity < 1 we get an ellipse for eccentricity = 1 we get a parabola for eccentricity > 1 we get a hyperbola for infinite eccentricity we get a line

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