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BERNOULLIS LEMNISCATE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

The plane locus that is the foot of the perpendicular from the origin to a variable tangent to a rectangular hyperbola.

OBS

Special use of Latin "lemniscus": pendent ribbon.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
DEF

Courbe, lieu géométrique des points tels que le produit de leurs distances à deux points fixes est constant.

OBS

Du latin "lemniscatus", de "lemniscus" (ruban), d'origine grecque, à cause de la forme en 8 d'une des lemniscates.

Spanish

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