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noun
The figure (a generalised circle) definable as the locus of points P such that, for given points A, B and C, =/(\frac).
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Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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noun
Any of eight circles (including degenerate cases) that, for a given set of three circles, solve the problem of Apollonius (i.e., intersect each circle tangentially).
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Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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History
Named for the ancient Greek geometer and astronomer Apollonius of Perga (ca 262—ca 190 BCE).
