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Cayleyan, a. and n. Math.|ˈkeɪlɪən| [Named after Prof. Cayley of Cambridge.] Name of a certain curve of the third or higher order.
1852Salmon Higher Pl. Curves v. (1879) 151 The Cayleyan may also be considered as the envelope of lines which are cut in involution by the polar conics of a cubic. |