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Baljit Singh commented on GEOMETRY-97: -------------------------------------- +1 > Use Centroid instead of Barycenter > ---------------------------------- > > Key: GEOMETRY-97 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GEOMETRY-97 > Project: Apache Commons Geometry > Issue Type: Improvement > Reporter: Matt Juntunen > Priority: Minor > Labels: beta1 > > In geometry, the terms "centroid" and "barycenter" are synonyms referring to > the center of mass of a geometric object. The code currently uses > "barycenter" when referring to the center of mass (ex: > {{region.getBarycenter()}}). However, "centroid" seems to be used more > frequently. For example, one is far more likely to find relevant results when > searching Google for "polygon centroid" than "polygon barycenter". Also, > "barycenter" has an alternate meaning in astrophysics, where it refers to the > center of mass of two or more orbiting objects. It seems to me like > "centroid" is a better, more geometry-focused term to use in the code. > See [centroid.|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centroid]. -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.3.4#803005)