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folium of Descartes

folium of Descartes noun: an algebraic curve defined by the implicit equation x³+y³-3axy=0.

folium of descartes: an algebraic curve defined by the implicit equation x³+y³-3axy=0
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Noun

folium of Descartes

  1. An algebraic curve defined by the implicit equation x³+y³-3axy=0.

Origin of folium of Descartes

Named after René Descartes.

Questions about folium of Descartes

What does folium of Descartes mean?
Folium of Descartes means an algebraic curve defined by the implicit equation x³+y³-3axy=0.
What part of speech is folium of Descartes?
Folium of Descartes is a noun.

Words near folium of Descartes in the dictionary

  1. folisols
  2. folist
  3. folistic
  4. folists
  5. folium
  6. folium of Descartes
  7. foliumin
  8. foliums
  9. folivore
  10. folivores
  11. folivorous

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