Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lemniscate of bernoulli

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: lem-nis-cate of bernoul-li
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any closed curve described by a Cartesian equation of the form (x²+y²)²=2a²(x²-y²).

Etymology

From the name of Swiss mathematician Jakob Bernoulli.

Inflected Forms

lemniscates of Bernoulli (plural)

Questions

What does lemniscate of bernoulli mean?: Any closed curve described by a Cartesian equation of the form (x²+y²)²=2a²(x²-y²).
Where does lemniscate of bernoulli come from?: From the name of Swiss mathematician Jakob Bernoulli.

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