In geometry, the folium of Descartes is an algebraic curve defined by the equation
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It forms a loop in the first quadrant with a double point at the origin and asymptote
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It is symmetrical about .
The name comes from the Latin word folium which means "leaf".
The curve was featured, along with a portrait of Descartes, on an Albanian stamp in 1966.
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—René Descartes (1596–1650)