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Superellipse vs Superformula - What's the difference?

superellipse | superformula |

As nouns the difference between superellipse and superformula

is that superellipse is a geometric shape constituting a transition between a rectangle and a circle; a closed curve, of which the circle and ellipse are special cases, whose parametric equation is x = a.cos2/rt, y = b.cos2/rt while superformula is a generalization of the superellipse that can be used to describe many complex shapes and curves found in nature.

superellipse

English

(wikipedia superellipse)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (algebra, geometry) a geometric shape constituting a transition between a rectangle and a circle; a closed curve, of which the circle and ellipse are special cases, whose parametric equation is x = a.cos2/rt, y = b.cos2/rt

    • See also

    * superellipsoid ----

    superformula

    English

    (wikipedia superformula)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (mathematics) A generalization of the superellipse that can be used to describe many complex shapes and curves found in nature.