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witch of Agnesi
(än-yāˈzē)
noun
A planar cubic curve that is symmetric about the y-axis and that approaches the x-axis as an asymptote. Its equation is x2y = 4a2(2a - y), where a is a constant.
Origin:
Origin: witch (translation of Italian avversiera, versiera, confused with versiera, curve, turning, from New Latin versōria, from Latin versus, turned, reversed, past participle of vertere, to turn; see verse1)
Origin: + Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718-1799), Italian mathematician
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witch of Agnesi
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