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witch of Agnesi

/æɡˈneɪsi/

witch of Agnesi noun: a cubic plane curve defined from two diametrically opposite points of a circle.

witch of agnesi: a cubic plane curve defined from two diametrically opposite points of a circle
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Noun

witch of Agnesi (plural witches of Agnesi)

  1. A cubic plane curve defined from two diametrically opposite points of a circle.

Forms of witch of Agnesi

pluralwitches of Agnesi

Origin of witch of Agnesi

Named after Italian mathematician Maria Gaetana Agnesi, who wrote about such curves, and from a mistranslation of Italian versiera, the term she used for them which means "rope", but which is spelled the same as versiera (“witch”).

Questions about witch of Agnesi

What does witch of Agnesi mean?
Witch of Agnesi means a cubic plane curve defined from two diametrically opposite points of a circle.
What part of speech is witch of Agnesi?
Witch of Agnesi is a noun.
How do you pronounce witch of Agnesi?
Witch of Agnesi is pronounced /æɡˈneɪsi/.
What is the plural of witch of Agnesi?
The plural of witch of Agnesi is witches of Agnesi.

Words near witch of Agnesi in the dictionary

  1. witch knots
  2. witch ladder
  3. witch ladders
  4. witch moth
  5. witch moths
  6. witch of Agnesi
  7. Witch of November
  8. witch stone
  9. witch stones
  10. witch window
  11. witch windows

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