elliptic curve

English

Etymology

So called because it is the locus of an elliptic function.[1]

Noun

elliptic curve (plural elliptic curves)

  1. (algebraic geometry) The algebraic set of an equation which equates the square of one variable to a reduced cubic polynomial in another variable, over some field, and such that the discriminant of the reduced cubic is non-zero.

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References
  1. Prateek Joshi (2015 February 7) “Why Are They Called “Elliptic” Curves?”, in Perpetual Enigma‎, WordPress, retrieved 2021-07-31
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