witch of Agnesi

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English

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A witch 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).

Pronunciation

Noun

witch of Agnesi (plural witches of Agnesi)

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