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In mathematics, a polynomial lemniscate or polynomial level curve is a plane algebraic curve of degree 2n, constructed from a polynomial p with complex coefficients of degree n.
For any such polynomial p and positive real number c, we may define a set of complex numbers by | p | = c . {\displaystyle |p|=c.} This set of numbers may be equated to points in the real Cartesian plane, leading to an algebraic curve ƒ = c of degree 2n, which results from expanding out p p ¯ {\displaystyle p{\bar {p}}} in terms of z = x + iy.
When p is a polynomial of degree 1 then the resulting curve is simply a circle whose center is the zero of p. When p is a polynomial of degree 2 then the curve is a Cassini oval.