Relating to or named after Gerolamo Cardano, an Italian Renaissance mathematician and physician, or referring to his mathematical discoveries, particularly the Cardanic suspension.
From the name Cardano (or Cardan), the Latinized form of the Italian surname Cardano. The term became an adjective in English to describe his contributions, particularly the universal joint mechanism.
Cardano invented the Cardanic suspension—a rotating mechanism that keeps things level even when the frame tilts—and this same technology is now in every car's axles, so Renaissance math keeps our vehicles running straight today.
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