ovals of Cassini


pl n
  1. maths the locus of a point x, whose distance from two fixed points, a and b, is such that | xa | | xb | is a constant

Origin of ovals of Cassini

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C18: named after G. D. Cassini

Words Nearby ovals of Cassini

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