Ford circles

A form of Ford circle — Any one of a class of circles with centre at (p/q, 1/(2q²)) and radius 1/(2q²), where p/q is an irreducible fraction (i.e., p and q are coprime integers).

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Ford circle
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