Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carlyle circle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: car-lyle -cir-cle
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A certain circle in a coordinate plane associated with a quadratic equation, having the property that the solutions of the equation are the horizontal coordinates of the intersections of the circle with the horizontal axis.

Example Sentences

"Carlyle circles have been used to develop ruler-and-compass constructions of regular polygons."

Etymology

The idea of using such a circle to solve a quadratic equation is attributed to Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881).

Inflected Forms

Carlyle circles (plural)

Questions

What does carlyle circle mean?: A certain circle in a coordinate plane associated with a quadratic equation, having the property that the solutions of the equation are the horizontal coordinates of the intersections of the circle with the horizontal axis.
Where does carlyle circle come from?: The idea of using such a circle to solve a quadratic equation is attributed to Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881).

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