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[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

Lemniscate [lem-nis-kate]
noun

Definition
A plane curve generated by the locus of the point at which a variable tangent to a rectangular hyperbola intersects a perpendicular from the center to the tangent. Equation: r 2=2a2cosθ.

Or... y'know.. one of these:

∞

Etymology
Latin, lēmniscātus - adorned with ribbons.


Usage
Thoroughly confusing his readership with mathematical wizardry, nerdfury decided it was easierr to just show everyone what a lemniscate was, thereby providing everyone with a new word they could slip into sentences. Remember, though: It's not okay to say "I could totally eat at this burger place for lemniscate!" or "Snap bracelets and rhinestone-studded denim jackets will never go out of style - they'll live on for lemniscate!"

It is, however, to use the word in those ways if the person you're talking to is too stupid to pick up on it!

Comments

[cpsings4him.livejournal.com]

LOL - I'm so glad you went ahead and included a visual aid because I thought I was going to need futher entries defining some of the words in the definition. :p

[margaritka.livejournal.com]

I don't believe you can use lemniscate as it is used
in the second and third examples.

Lemniscate is defined as "a plane curve", and if you
insert "a plane curve" into the further two examples,
it doesn't make sense. As far as I understand,
lemniscate refers to the infinity symbol, but not the
meaning it holds.

[nerdfury.livejournal.com]

Perhaps you missed the part where I said, and I quote -

"It's not okay to say"

- prior to both latter examples. Perhaps you'd like to re-read and then re-think your comment?

[margaritka.livejournal.com]

Nope, missed that due to the typesetting.
do that sometimes.

No need to be snarky ;) My comment was not
meant as the typical internet put-down.