Outrageously Funny Word Dictionary :: Pitchhole

👉 The term "pitchhole" in the context of mathematics refers to a small, circular hole that is formed when a line segment is cut from an ellipse. The term was originally used by French mathematician Jean Robert Argand in 1746 and was later popularized by his student and friend Pierre de Fermat. A pitchhole can be described as the intersection of two lines in an ellipse, where one line intersects the other at a point that is a distance (often called "radius

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