The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lemniscata \Lem`nis*ca"ta\ (l[e^]m`n[i^]s*k[=a]"t[.a]), Lemniscate \Lem*nis"cate\ (l[e^]m*n[i^]s"k[asl]t), n. [L. lemniscatus adorned with ribbons, fr. lemniscus a ribbon hanging down, Gr. lhmni`skos.] (Geom.) A curve in the form of the figure 8, with both parts symmetrical, generated by the point in which a tangent to an equilateral hyperbola meets the perpendicular on it drawn from the center.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The infinity symbol (∞). 2 (context mathematics English) The lemniscate of Bernoulli 3 (context mathematics English) Any of a variety of quartic functions producing similar figure-of-eight closed curves.
Wikipedia
In algebraic geometry, a lemniscate is any of several figure-eight or -shaped curves. The word comes from the Latin lēmniscātus meaning "decorated with ribbons", which in turn may come from the ancient Greek island of Lemnos where ribbons were worn as decorations, or alternatively may refer to the wool from which the ribbons were made.
A lemniscate, in mathematics, is a curve shaped like a figure-eight. It may also refer to:
- Polynomial lemniscate, the set of complex numbers for which a given polynomial has a constant absolute value
- The infinity symbol ∞, sometimes called a lemniscate because of its shape
- Lemniscate (album), by Vinyl Williams
Lemniscate is the debut album from Los Angeles-based experimental pop band, Vinyl Williams, led by Lionel Williams (born 1990).
Lemniscate was released through No Pain In Pop (EU) and Williams' own Salonislam imprint (US) on November 12, 2012. Available formats included 12" vinyl album, CD and download. Lemniscate features a mix of genres including electronic, krautrock, psychedelia, rock, shoegaze, pop and chillwave.
Usage examples of "lemniscate".
Some projective-geometrical considerations concerning the lemniscate are to be found in the previously mentioned writings of G.
Distinguished by her plain robe and the bronze serpent lemniscate pendant she wore on a leather thong around her neck, she was already surrounded by a small crowd of people seeking healing.
The staff came out and around in a lemniscate of pale blue, catching the magickal bird and splashing feathers into the air.
There were signs of catastrophic floods all over, beach terraces, lemniscate islands, channel beds, scablands.
It is represented in the Animation Tarot deck as the Suit of Aura, symbolized in medieval times by a lamp and in modern times by a lemniscate (infinity symbol: &infin.
It is represented in the Animation Tarot deck as the Suit of Aura, symbolized in medieval times by a lamp and in modern times by a lemniscate (infinity symbol: ∞.
It is represented in the Animation Tarot deck as the Suit of Aura, symbolized in medieval times by a lamp and in modern times by a lemniscate (infinity symbol: (inf) ), and embracing a fifth major human instinct or drive: art, or expression.
Out in the middle of the fjord lay a long narrow island, one of the lemniscate islands of the ancient flood, now islanded again, stubbornly red in the sea of white ice.