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elliptic curve

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
el-lip-tic curve
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The algebraic set of an equation which equates the square of one variable to a reduced cubic polynomial in another variable, over some field, and such that the discriminant of the reduced cubic is non-zero.

Etymology

So called because it is the locus of an elliptic function.

Inflected Forms

elliptic curves (plural)

Phrases

elliptic-curve cryptography elliptic-curve DSA hyperelliptic curve

Questions

What does elliptic curve mean?
The algebraic set of an equation which equates the square of one variable to a reduced cubic polynomial in another variable, over some field, and such that the discriminant of the reduced cubic is non-zero.
Where does elliptic curve come from?
So called because it is the locus of an elliptic function.

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