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generalized circles

generalized circles is the plural 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

Questions about generalized circles

What is generalized circles the plural of?
Generalized circles is the plural of generalized circle.

Words near generalized circles in the dictionary

  1. generalized
  2. generalized anxiety disorder
  3. generalized anxiety disordered
  4. generalized anxiety disorders
  5. generalized circle
  6. generalized circles
  7. generalized continued fraction
  8. generalized continued fractions
  9. generalized continuum hypothesis
  10. generalized element
  11. generalized elements

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