Agnesi

British  

/ aːnˈjezi /

noun

1. Maria Gaetana. 1718–99, Italian mathematician and philosopher, noted for her work on differential calculus See witch of Agnesi

---

Agnesi Scientific  

/ än-yā′zē /

1. Italian mathematician whose major work, Analytical Institutions (1748), was the first comprehensive summary of the state of mathematical analysis. It brought together the work of authors writing in various languages, formulated new mathematical methods, and was widely used as a textbook for many years.

---

Example Sentences

Agnesi used the Italian term for this rope, “versiera,” but in Latin, this same word means a “female goblin.”

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

Witch of Agnesi curves have applications in physics, including modeling water waves and distributions of spectral lines.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

The title refers to a mathematical curve defined by Maria Agnesi, an 18th Century Italian Mathematician.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2016

Witch of Agnesi hovers like an apparition above a still pool of water, where its varied forms are reflected and distorted.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2016

Ne pourrait-on aller plus loin et canonizer notre Agnesi?

From Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind by Zahm, John Augustine