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Folium of Descartes (green) with asymptote (blue) when
a
=
1
{\displaystyle a=1}
Etymology
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Named after
René Descartes
.
Noun
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folium
of
Descartes
(
geometry
)
An
algebraic
curve
defined by the
implicit
equation
x
3
+
y
3
−
3
a
x
y
=
0
{\displaystyle x^{3}+y^{3}-3axy=0}
.