Cassinian oval

A form of Cassini oval — A plane curve defined as the set (or locus) of points in the plane such that the product of the distances to two fixed points is constant (related to an ellipse, for which the sum of the distances is constant).

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Meanings

nounCassinian oval (plural Cassinian ovals)

plural Cassinian ovals

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Cassini oval.
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