elliptic
IPA: ɪɫˈɪptɪk
noun
- An elliptical function, equation, path, etc.
adjective
- (geometry) Of or pertaining to an ellipse.
- (mathematics) Of or pertaining to a broad field of mathematics that originates from the problem of calculating arc lengths of an ellipse.
- (mathematics, in combination, of certain functions, equations and operators) That has coefficients satisfying a condition analogous to the condition for the general equation for a conic section to be of an ellipse.
- (botany, of leaves) Oval, with a short or no point.
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Examples of "elliptic" in Sentences
- There is something in gauge theory called the elliptic sequence.
- Go back to elliptic curves or votign systems or whatever your thing is these days.
- This elliptic galaxy (M84) is not only blue, but contains bubbles in bubbles like a Russian Doll.
- Certicom, of Mississauga, Ont., owns a large patent portfolio related to elliptic curve cryptography.
- They also can be grouped according to the central algorithm used, such as elliptic curve cryptography.
- Certicom specializes in what is called elliptic curve cryptography, which is used to encrypt electronic data.
- The resulting space is a closed manifold (without any boundary), and it is the carrier of the so-called elliptic non-Euclidean geometry of F. Klein (S.M. Coxeter, p. 13).
- Added mass for gravitation causes a positive curvature elliptic deformation of spacetime, allowing a black hole to possess unlimited volume inside an externally finite volume envelope - a Tardis.
- Hijacking astronomical argot from “white dwarves” to “red giants,” Big Bang explodes from this empty center with an elliptic circumscription of parodic pseudo-charts and de-functionalized cosmological notions.
- I am surprised... you make no mention of the person who, the moment you start using the treadmill or the elliptic trainer after patiently waiting for the person before you to be done, asks you how long more you'll be on, keeps asking you every five minutes for the entire duration of your allowed thirty-minute workout, all the while nervously pacing through the 2-sqm area right in front of you...
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