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Steinerian, a. and n. Math.|staɪˈnɪərɪən|
[f. Steiner (see prec.) + -ian.]
a. adj. Pertaining to the discoveries of Jakob Steiner. Steinerian polygon, a figure composed of a number of vertices with connecting lines.
b. n. The locus of points whose first polars with respect to a given curve have double points.
1873Salmon Higher Plane Curves (1879) 57 This locus we shall call after the geometer Steiner, the Steinerian of U. Ibid. 363 To any point P, then, on the Steinerian corresponds a point Q on the Hessian. |