superellipse
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14 sectionsContents
- Specific cases
- Mathematical properties
- Area
- Perimeter
- Pedal curve
- Generalizations
- Higher dimensions
- Different exponents
- Related shapes
- Anisotropic scaling
- History
- See also
- References
- External links
300px|thumb|Examples of superellipses for , .
A superellipse, also known as a Lamé curve after Gabriel Lamé, is a closed curve resembling the ellipse, retaining the geometric features of semi-major axis and semi-minor axis, and symmetry about them, but defined by an equation that allows for various shapes between a rectangle and an ellipse.