Transcendental curve — Transcendental Tran scen*den tal, a. [Cf. F. transcendantal, G. transcendental.] 1. Supereminent; surpassing others; as, transcendental being or qualities. [1913 Webster] 2. (Philos.) In the Kantian system, of or pertaining to that which can be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transcendental curve — noun : a curve whose equations contain transcendental functions … Useful english dictionary
Transcendental — Tran scen*den tal, a. [Cf. F. transcendantal, G. transcendental.] 1. Supereminent; surpassing others; as, transcendental being or qualities. [1913 Webster] 2. (Philos.) In the Kantian system, of or pertaining to that which can be determined a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Transcendental equation — Transcendental Tran scen*den tal, a. [Cf. F. transcendantal, G. transcendental.] 1. Supereminent; surpassing others; as, transcendental being or qualities. [1913 Webster] 2. (Philos.) In the Kantian system, of or pertaining to that which can be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Transcendental function — Transcendental Tran scen*den tal, a. [Cf. F. transcendantal, G. transcendental.] 1. Supereminent; surpassing others; as, transcendental being or qualities. [1913 Webster] 2. (Philos.) In the Kantian system, of or pertaining to that which can be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Curve — For other uses, see Curve (disambiguation). A parabola, a simple example of a curve In mathematics, a curve (also called a curved line in older texts) is, generally speaking, an object similar to a line but which is not required to be straight.… … Wikipedia
List of curve topics — This is a list of curve topics in mathematics. See also curve, list of curves, and list of differential geometry topics.*acnode *algebraic curve *arc *asymptote *asymptotic curve *Barbier s theorem *barycentric… … Wikipedia
Algebraic curve — Algebraic Al ge*bra ic, Algebraical Al ge*bra ic*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to algebra; using algebra; according to the laws of algebra; containing an operation of algebra, or deduced from such operation; as, algebraic characters; algebraical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Butterfly curve (transcendental) — [ curve (click for larger image).] The butterfly curve is a transcendental plane curve discovered by Temple H. Fay. The curve is given by the parametric equations::x = sin(t) left(e^{cos(t)} 2cos(4t) sin^5left({t over 12} ight) ight):y = cos(t)… … Wikipedia
Butterfly curve — There are two plane curves called the butterfly curve, one algebraic and one transcendental:*Butterfly curve (algebraic) *Butterfly curve (transcendental) … Wikipedia
