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elliptic curve

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: algebraic-geometry, geometry, mathematics, sciences

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Etymology

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

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13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 橢圓曲線 /椭圆曲线 (tuǒyuán qūxiàn) — Translations
  • Dutch: elliptische kromme — Translations
  • Finnish: elliptinen käyrä — Translations
  • French: courbe elliptique — Translations
  • German: elliptische Kurve — Translations
  • Icelandic: sporger ferill — Translations
  • Italian: curva ellittica — Translations
  • Japanese: 楕円曲線 — Translations
  • Polish: krzywa eliptyczna — Translations
  • Portuguese: curva elíptica — Translations
  • Russian: эллипти́ческая крива́я (elliptíčeskaja krivája) — Translations
  • Spanish: curva elíptica — Translations
  • Thai: เส้นโค้งเชิงวงรี — Translations