English

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A witch of Agnesi

Etymology

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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

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Noun

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witch of Agnesi (plural witches of Agnesi)

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