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lemniscate
noun 
  1. The symbol for infinity, which resembles the figure 8 on its side.
  1. (mathematics) Any closed curve (similar to a figure eight) described by a Cartesian equation of the form <math>(x^2 + y^2)^2 = a^2 (x^2 - y^2)\,</math>
Etymology: From lemniscatus, lÄmniscÄtus "decorated with ribbons"

     
 
  

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