circle of Apollonius

circle of Ap·​ol·​lo·​nius

-ˌapəˈlōnyəs,

-nēəs

: a circle that is the locus of points the ratio of whose distances from two given fixed points is constant

Word History

Etymology

after Apollonius of Perga, 3d century b.c. Greek mathematician

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