Amoeba (mathematics)

The amoeba of
The amoeba of Notice the "vacuole" in the middle of the amoeba.
The amoeba of
The amoeba of
Points in the amoeba of Note that the amoeba is actually 3-dimensional, and not a surface (this is not entirely evident from the image).

In complex analysis, a branch of mathematics, an amoeba is a set associated with a polynomial in one or more complex variables. Amoebas have applications in algebraic geometry, especially tropical geometry.