Source: wikibot/elliptic-curves
= Elliptic curves
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Elliptic curves are a specific type of curve defined by a mathematical equation of the form: \\\[ y^2 = x^3 + ax + b \\\] where \\( a \\) and \\( b \\) are real numbers such that the curve does not have any singular points (i.e., it has no cusps or self-intersections).