English Explanatory Dictionary

witch of Agnesi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/æɡˈneɪsi/

Word forms

witch of Agnesi witches of Agnesi

Etymology

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”).

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