Definition:Quadratrix

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Definition

A quadratrix is a device (usually a plane curve) used for the quadrature (that is, to determine the area) of a given geometric figure.


Also see

  • Results about quadratrices can be found here.


Linguistic Note

The plural of quadratrix is properly quadratrices, but the word is seldom seen.


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