From 0ab6f270238a17e475db8fec37080a08258a0381 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Barrie Byron <barrie@o1labs.org>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:32:14 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] add pasta curves

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 docs/glossary.mdx | 4 ++++
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@@ -304,6 +304,10 @@ Mina builds on this provably secure proof of stake (PoS) protocol that combines
 
 ## P
 
+## pasta curves
+
+A collective term for the Pallas and Vesta elliptic cruves that are used by the Mina Protocol to generate proofs. See [Pasta Curves](https://o1-labs.github.io/proof-systems/specs/pasta.html?highlight=curves#pasta-curves) in the Mina book.
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 ### peer-to-peer networks
 
 Networking systems that rely on peer nodes to distribute information amongst each other, are often distributed, and do not rely on any centralized resource broker.