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lune of Hippocrates
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lune of Hippocrates
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The lune of Hippocrates is the upper left shaded area. It has the same area as the lower right shaded triangle.
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Named after Hippocrates of Chios.
Noun
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lune
of
Hippocrates
(
plural
lunes of Hippocrates
)
(
geometry
)
A
lune
bounded by
arcs
of two
circles
, the smaller of which has as its
diameter
a
chord
spanning a
right angle
on the larger circle.
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