Lemniscate

Pronunciation: /ˈlɛm.nɪsˌkeɪt/ Explain

A lemniscate is a curve that resembles a figure eight. A general formula for a lemniscate is r2 = a2 cos(2θ), r2 = a2 sin(2θ)

Click on the blue point on the slider and drag it to change the figure. What is the relationship between the variable a and the graph? Manipulative 1 - Lemniscate Created with GeoGebra.

References

1. McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, lemniscate. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 107. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book

Cite this article as:

McAdams, David E. Lemniscate. 4/24/2019. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. https://www.allmathwords.org/en/l/lemniscate.html.

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• All images and manipulatives are by David McAdams unless otherwise stated. All images by David McAdams are Copyright © Life is a Story Problem LLC and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Revision History

4/24/2019: Changed equations and expressions to new format. (McAdams, David E.)
12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (McAdams, David E.)
8/31/2018: Removed broken links, updated license, implemented new markup, implemented new Geogebra protocol. (McAdams, David E.)
8/30/2018: Initial version. (McAdams, David E.)