Assertion: ellipsoid | /r/HasProperty | taken in most applications
Facets:
value: in geodesy
type: LOCATION
value: to be oblate
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: (In most applications in geodesy, the ellipsoid is taken to be oblate, a > b; however, the theory applies without change to prolate ellipsoids, a < b, in which case f, e2, and e′2 are negative.)