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elliptic function

noun

, Mathematics.
  1. one of a class of transcendental functions related to elliptic integrals and analogous to trigonometric functions.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of elliptic function1

First recorded in 1835–45

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Example Sentences

In the solution the value of an elliptic function is found by means of the arithmetico-geometrical mean.

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