arithmetic spiral
English
Etymology
It is a spiral whose equation in polar coordinates is linear, which would thus, when quantized, yield an arithmetic progression.
Noun
arithmetic spiral (plural arithmetic spirals)
- (mathematics) A spiral that increases in distance from the point of origin at a constant rate.
Synonyms
Translations
Archimedean spiral — see Archimedean spiral
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