Definition:Conjugate Arcs

Definition

Let $a$ and $b$ be points on the boundary $\BB$ of a simple closed curve $\CC$ in the plane.

Let $a$ and $b$ divide $\BB$ into a major arc and a minor arc.

The two arcs together are referred to as conjugate arcs.

Also see

• Results about conjugate arcs can be found here.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): arc: 1.
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): conjugate arcs
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): arc: 1.
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): conjugate arcs