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Define focal length

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The focal length of an optical system is a measure of how strongly the system converges or diverges light. For an optical system in air, it is the distance over which initially collimated (parallel to principal axis) rays are brought to a focus or it is the distance between the centre of a lens or curved mirror and its focus.

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