witch of Agnesi

English edit

A witch of Agnesi

Etymology edit

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 edit

witch of + IPA^(key): /æɡˈneɪsi/

Noun edit

witch of Agnesi (plural witches of Agnesi)

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