English Explanatory Dictionary

Ford circle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any one of a class of circles with centre at (p/q, 1/(2q²)) and radius 1/(2q²), where p/q is an irreducible fraction (i.e., p and q are coprime integers).

Word forms

Ford circle Ford circles

Etymology

Named after American mathematician Lester Randolph Ford, Sr., who wrote about them in 1938.

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