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elliptic function
noun
, Mathematics.
- 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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