Meaning Of The Word Lemniscate

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lemniscate in American English
noun: a plane curve generated by the locus of the point at which a variable tangent to a rectangular hyperbola intersects a perpendicular from the center to the tangent. Equation r2=2a2 cosθ

lemniscate in British English
noun: a closed plane curve consisting of two symmetrical loops meeting at a node. Equation: (x2 + y2)2 = a2(x2 – y2), where a is the greatest distance from the curve to the origin. The symbol for infinity (∞) is an example

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