Archimedean spiral

English

Etymology

Named after Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287 – c. 212 BC), a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer.

Noun

Archimedean spiral (plural Archimedean spirals)

1. (mathematics) A spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate.
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     Max flees and tries to visit Sol, only to find that he has died. Max searches his house and finds mathematical scribblings similar to his own. On a Go board, with its pieces arranged in an Archimedean spiral, Max finds a piece of paper with the 216-digit number.

Synonyms

• arithmetic spiral
• spiral of Archimedes

Hyponyms

• Fermat’s spiral

Translations

a spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate

• Czech: Archimédova spirála f
• Esperanto: arĥimeda spiralo, arkimeda spiralo
• Finnish: Arkhimedeen spiraali, aritmeettinen spiraali
• Hungarian: arkhimédészi spirál
• Portuguese: espiral de Arquimedes f