LEMNISCATE
lemniscate
(noun) any of several plane algebraic curves in the shape of a figure eight
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
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
• (symbol): infinity, infinity symbol
Hyponyms
(figure-of-eight quartic function:)
• hippopede
• lemniscate of Bernoulli
• lemniscate of Booth
• lemniscate of Gerono
• lemniscate of Huygens
Anagrams
• centesimal, clemastine, selamectin
Source: Wiktionary
Lem`nis*ca"ta, Lem*nis"cate, n. Etym: [L. lemniscatus adorned with ribbons, fr. lemniscus a ribbon having down, Gr. (Geom.)
Definition: A curve in the form of the figure 8, with both parts symmetrical, generated by the point in which a tangent to an equilateral hyperbola meets the perpendicular on it drawn from the center.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HYPOTHETICAL
(noun) a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; “consider the following, just as a hypothetical”
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