Witch-of-agnesi
[ah-nyey-zee] /ɑˈnyeɪ zi/
noun, Geometry.
1.
a plane curve symmetrical about the y- axis and asymptotic to the x- axis, given by the equation x 2 y =4 a 2 (2 a − y).
witch of Agnesi
/ɑːnˈjeɪzɪ/
noun
1.
(maths) a plane curve, symmetrical about the y-axis, having the equation x²y = 4a²(2a–y) Sometimes shortened to witch
witch of Agnesi
(wĭch əv än-yā’zē)
A planar cubic curve that is symmetric about the y-axis and that approaches the x-axis as an asymptote. Its equation is x2y = 4a2(2a – y), where a is a constant.
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