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famous curves (Topic)

Closed curves

Periodic curves

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See Also: Clairaut's equation, curvature of Nielsen's spiral, asymptote


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polar curve (Example) by CWoo
cycloid (Definition) by matte
sinusoid (Definition) by matte
ellipse (Definition) by matte
line in plane (Definition) by matte
hyperbola (Topic) by pahio
parabola (Definition) by mps
quadratrix (Definition) by pahio
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Cross-references: gamma function, sine integral, sinc function, graph, quadratrix of Hippias, conchoid of Nicomedes, cissoid of Diocles, witch of Agnesi, Lamé's cubic, tractrix, catenary, Nielsen's spiral, Archimedean spiral, parabola, hyperbola, cycloid, sinusoid, lemniscate, Cassini oval, cardioid, astroid, ellipse, circle
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This is version 28 of famous curves, born on 2005-05-18, modified 2008-05-28.
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AMS MSC53A04 (Differential geometry :: Classical differential geometry :: Curves in Euclidean space)

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