cubic curve

cubic curve (plural cubic curves)

1. (mathematics) A plane curve defined by an equation whose highest degree is 3. Formally, the set of solutions to an equation of the form

   ${\displaystyle a_{30}x^{3}+a_{21}x^{2}y+a_{12}xy^{2}+a_{03}y^{3}+a_{20}x^{2}+a_{11}xy+a_{02}y^{2}+a_{10}x+a_{01}y+a_{00}=0.}$

• cubic