elliptic curve

== English == === Etymology === So called because it is the locus of an elliptic function. === Noun === elliptic curve (plural elliptic curves) (algebraic geometry) The algebraic set of an equation which equates the square of one variable to a reduced cubic polynomial in another variable, over some field, and such that the discriminant of the reduced cubic is non-zero. ==== Derived terms ==== elliptic-curve cryptography elliptic-curve DSA hyperelliptic curve ==== Translations ==== === References ===