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\"inscribed\" implied that its the biggest ellipse that can be placed within the rectangle.
To wit: Merriam-Webster for \"to inscribe\"
1 a : to write, engrave, [...]
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4 : to draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
<a regular polygon inscribed in a circle>
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