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Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

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Gaussian curvature

geometry

Also known as: total curvature

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curvature

In curvature
The total (or Gaussian) curvature (see differential geometry: Curvature of surfaces) is the product of the principal curvatures.
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