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Elliptic
Meaning
Adj
●
In Geometry:
Of or
pertaining
to an ellipse.
●
In Mathematics:
Of or
pertaining
to a
broad
field
of
mathematics
that
originates
from the problem of
calculating
arc
lengths
of an ellipse.
●
In Mathematics:
That has
coefficients
satisfying
a
condition
analogous
to the
condition
for the general
equation
for a
conic section
to be of an ellipse.
●
In Botany:
Oval, with a
short
or no point.
Noun
●
An
elliptical
function
,
equation
,
path
, etc.
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Origin
elliptic
English
ἐλλειπτικός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
ἐλλείπω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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