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generalised circle

generalised circle is the alternative form of generalized circle.

Meaning of generalized circle

Noun

generalized circle (plural generalized circles)

  1. (inversive geometry) A circle or a line, the two being regarded as types of a single form.
    • We shall speak of lines and circles as generalized circles. A line is a generalized circle that passes through the point at infinity. Under the inversion #92;zeta#61;1#47;z the generalized circle (53.3) goes into
      (53-4) β|ζ|²-pζ-◌̅p◌̅ζ+α=0,1965, H. F. Weinberger, A First Course in Partial Differential Equations with Complex Variables and Transform Methods, page 247
    Synonyms:
    circline, cline

Forms of generalised circle

pluralgeneralised circles

Questions about generalised circle

What is generalised circle the alternative form of?
Generalised circle is the alternative form of generalized circle.

Words near generalised circle in the dictionary

  1. generalisation
  2. generalisations
  3. generalise
  4. generaliseable
  5. generalised
  6. generalised circle
  7. generalised circles
  8. generalised search tree
  9. generalised search trees
  10. generaliser
  11. generalisers

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