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Lemniscate
{
Lemˊnis-ca′ta
(lĕmˊnĭs-kā′tȧ)
, Lem-nis′cate
(lĕm-nĭs′kā̍t)
, } Noun.
[L.
lemniscatus
adorned with ribbons, fr. lemniscus
a ribbon hanging down, Gr. λημνίσκος
.] (Geom.)
A curve in the form of the figure 8, with both parts symmetrical, generated by the point in which a tangent to an equilateral hyperbola meets the perpendicular on it drawn from the center.
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lemniscate
lemniscate
English
A lemniscate
Noun
lemniscate (plural lemniscates)
- The infinity symbol (∞).
- (mathematics) The lemniscate of Bernoulli
- (mathematics) Any of a variety of quartic functions producing similar figure-of-eight closed curves.
Translations
symbol for infinity
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mathematics: figure-of-eight closed curve
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Synonyms
- (symbol): infinity, infinity symbol
Hyponyms
(figure-of-eight quartic function:):
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Derived terms
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