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horocyclic

horocyclic adjective: relating to a set of points that are all equidistant (keeping other coordinates constant) from some constant point.

Adjective

horocyclic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a set of points that are all equidistant (keeping other coordinates constant) from some constant point.
    • In two-dimensional Euclidean geometry using a polar coordinate system, horocyclic flow is either the circular convergence toward or away from a point or the rotational flow around a point.
    • Hence the regular polygon ABCD ... can either be a convex n-gon, a star n-gon, a horocylic apeirogon or a hypercyclic apeirogon.1984, Coxeter-Festschrift [Mitteilungen aus dem Mathem[atisches] Seminar Giessen], Giessen: Gießen Mathematischen Institut, Justus Liebig-Universität Gießen, page 247

Questions about horocyclic

What does horocyclic mean?
Horocyclic means relating to a set of points that are all equidistant (keeping other coordinates constant) from some constant point.
What part of speech is horocyclic?
Horocyclic is an adjective.

Words near horocyclic in the dictionary

  1. horoballs
  2. Horobec
  3. Horobets
  4. horocycle
  5. horocycles
  6. horocyclic
  7. Horodenka
  8. horodisk
  9. horodisks
  10. Horodnia
  11. Horodniceni

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