elliptic curve

English

Etymology

So called because it is the locus of an elliptic function.

Noun

elliptic curve (plural elliptic curves)

1. (algebraic geometry) The algebraic set of an equation which equates the square of one variable to a reduced cubic polynomial in another variable, over some field, and such that the discriminant of the reduced cubic is non-zero.

Derived terms

• elliptic-curve cryptography
• elliptic-curve DSA
• hyperelliptic curve

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: elliptische kromme m or f
• Finnish: elliptinen käyrä
• French: courbe elliptique (fr) f
• German: elliptische Kurve f
• Icelandic: sporger ferill m
• Italian: curva ellittica f
• Japanese: 楕円曲線
• Portuguese: curva elíptica f
• Russian: эллипти́ческая крива́я f (elliptíčeskaja krivája)
• Spanish: curva elíptica f