English Explanatory Dictionary

elliptic curve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The algebraic set of an equation which equates the square of one variable to a reduced cubic polynomial in another variable, over some field, and such that the discriminant of the reduced cubic is non-zero.

Word forms

elliptic curve elliptic curves

Etymology

So called because it is the locus of an elliptic function.

Derived words

elliptic-curve cryptography elliptic-curve DSA hyperelliptic curve
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