https://fotino.me/tags/python/ Recent content in Python on fotino.me Hugo en-us Wed, 23 Dec 2015 17:10:00 +0000 https://fotino.me/calculating-centroids/ Wed, 23 Dec 2015 17:10:00 +0000 https://fotino.me/calculating-centroids/ <h2 id="what-is-a-centroid">What Is a Centroid?</h2> <p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centroid">centroid</a> is a geometric property of a shape, somewhat related to the center of mass. It is the point denoted <strong>(x̄, ȳ)</strong> that is the average of all points in the shape. For example, in a rectangle the average of all points in the shape is dead center, as shown in <em>Figure 1</em> below.</p> <p><img alt="Figure 1, the centroid of a rectangle" loading="lazy" src="https://fotino.me/content/images/2015/12/figure1-1.jpg"></p> <p><em>Figure 1. The average position of all points, or centroid, of a rectangle is precisely in the center of the shape.</em></p>