Archimedean spiral

Meaning

Noun

  • A spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate.

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  • Fermat’s spiral

Origin

  • Named after Archimedes of Syracuse (c. 287 – c. 212 BC), a Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer.

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