Cornu's spiral

Cornu's spiral

[′kȯr·nüz ¦spī·rəl]

(mathematics)

A plane curve whose curvature is proportional to its arc length, and whose cartesian coordinates are given in parametric form by the Fresnel integrals. Also known as clothoid; Enler's spiral.

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