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From the name of Swiss mathematician Jakob Bernoulli.
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lemniscate of Bernoulli
Today it means: Any closed curve described by a Cartesian equation of the form (x²+y²)²=2a²(x²-y²). Full definition →
Today it means: Any closed curve described by a Cartesian equation of the form (x²+y²)²=2a²(x²-y²). Full definition →
From the name of Swiss mathematician Jakob Bernoulli.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.