n-ellipse

generalization of the ellipse allowing more than two foci
Intangible mathematical_concept Q17099260
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n-ellipse

Summary

n-ellipse is a mathematical concept[1]. n-ellipse draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (mathematical_concept category, ranking #239 of 1,007).[2]

Key Facts

  • n-ellipse's image is recorded as N-ellipse.svg[3].
  • n-ellipse's instance of is recorded as mathematical concept[4].
  • Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus is named after n-ellipse[5].
  • ellipse is named after n-ellipse[6].
  • n-ellipse's subclass of is recorded as closed curve[7].
  • n-ellipse's subclass of is recorded as convex curve[8].
  • n-ellipse's subclass of is recorded as spectrahedron[9].
  • n-ellipse's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gvv0jx[10].
  • n-ellipse's defining formula is recorded as \left{(x, y) \in \mathbb{R}^2: \sum_{i=1}^n \sqrt{(x-u_i)^2 + (y-v_i)^2} = d\right}[11].
  • n-ellipse's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[12].
  • n-ellipse's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778008878[13].

Why It Matters

n-ellipse draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (mathematical_concept category, ranking #239 of 1,007).[2] n-ellipse has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] n-ellipse is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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