lemniscate
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin lēmniscātus (“decorated with ribbons”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lemniscate (plural lemniscates)
- The infinity symbol (∞).
- (mathematics) The lemniscate of Bernoulli
- (mathematics) Any of a variety of quartic functions producing similar figure-of-eight closed curves.
Synonyms edit
- (symbol): infinity, infinity symbol
Hyponyms edit
(figure-of-eight quartic function:):
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
symbol for infinity
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mathematics: figure-of-eight closed curve
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Anagrams edit
French edit
Noun edit
lemniscate f (plural lemniscates)
Further reading edit
- “lemniscate”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin edit
Adjective edit
lēmniscāte