Superellipse Shapes

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Generalizing the formula for an ellipse to higher powers produces an interesting range of shapes. This is the equation of the superellipse: .

Contributed by: Stephen Wolfram (March 2011)
Based on an idea by: Johan Gielis
Open content licensed under CC BY-NC-SA

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