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Misleading plots of elliptic curves
Summary
The blog post discusses the misleading representation of elliptic curves used in cryptography, pointing out that these curves actually exist over finite fields and are not 'curves' in the traditional sense. It critiques the common practice of using real plots to illustrate these mathematical entities, which can lead to misunderstandings.
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