Usually means: Curve of fastest descent, gravity.
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▸ noun:  (mathematics) A cycloid; the curve of fastest descent between two points.

Similar:
brachystochrone, trochoid, hypercycle, horocycle, strophoid, oricycle, tautochrone, hypotrochoid, logocyclic curve, cycloid, more...

Opposite:
tautochrone, antibrachistochrone, non-brachistochrone

Phrases:
brachistochrone problem, Brachistochrone curve, more...

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Similar:
brachystochrone, trochoid, hypercycle, horocycle, strophoid, oricycle, tautochrone, hypotrochoid, logocyclic curve, cycloid, more...

Opposite:
tautochrone, antibrachistochrone, non-brachistochrone

Phrases:
brachistochrone problem, Brachistochrone curve, more...



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