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Tractrix

In geometry, a tractrix (from Latin trahere 'to pull, drag'; plural: tractrices) is the curve along which an object moves, under the influence of friction, when pulled on a horizontal plane by a line segment attached to a pulling point (the tractor) that moves at a right angle to the initial line between the object and the puller at an infinitesimal…

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Basis of the tractrix

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Drawing machines

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Tractrix

Nodes63
Edges62
Triples36
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.031746
Components1

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Tractrix

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related to External links · 13
Tractrix → Edmund, Famous, John, Leibniz's Pocket Watch ODE, MacTutor History, Mathematics Archive, MathWorldModule, O'Connor, PHASER, PlanetMath, Robertson, St Andrews, University
related to Drawing machines · 10
Tractrix → Bos, Christiaan Huygens, Giovanni Poleni, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, In, In October, John Perks, Leibniz's, November, The
related to Practical application · 6
Tractrix → An, In, Klipsch Audio Technologies, The, Voigt, Voigt's
related to Properties · 3
Tractrix → Due, Mamikon's, The
see also · 2
Tractrix → Cissoid, Diocles
is a · 1
Tractrix → transcendental curve
related to Basis of the tractrix · 1
Tractrix → The

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Tractrixis atranscendental curve0.90text
Tractrixrelated to Basis of the tractrixThe0.60section
Tractrixrelated to Drawing machinesIn October0.60section
Tractrixrelated to Drawing machinesNovember0.60section
Tractrixrelated to Drawing machinesChristiaan Huygens0.60section
Tractrixrelated to Drawing machinesIn0.60section
Tractrixrelated to Drawing machinesGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz0.60section
Tractrixrelated to Drawing machinesThe0.60section
Tractrixrelated to Drawing machinesLeibniz's0.60section
Tractrixrelated to Drawing machinesJohn Perks0.60section
Tractrixrelated to Drawing machinesGiovanni Poleni0.60section
Tractrixrelated to Drawing machinesBos0.60section

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