lemniscate
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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