witch of Agnesi

English
A witch of Agnesi

Etymology

Named after Italian mathematician Maria Gaetana Agnesi, who wrote about such curves, and from a mistranslation of Italian versiera, the term she used for them which means "rope", but which is spelled the same as versiera (“witch”).

Pronunciation
  • witch of + IPA(key): /æɡˈneɪsi/

Noun

witch of Agnesi (plural witches of Agnesi)

  1. (mathematics) A cubic plane curve defined from two diametrically opposite points of a circle.
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