Note that an elliptic curve is not at all the same as an ellipse. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Elliptic_curve" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Elliptic_curve</a>