Witch Of Agnesi Definition

än-yāzē
noun
A planar cubic curve that is symmetric about the y -axis and that approaches the x -axis as an asymptote. Its equation is x2 y = 4 a2 (2 ay ), where a is a constant.
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Origin of Witch Of Agnesi

  • witch (translation of Italian avversiera, versiera) (confused with versiera curve, turning) (from New Latin versōria) (from Latin versus turned, reversed) (past participle of vertere to turn verse1) Maria Gaetana Agnesi

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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