acnode

noun

acnode

noun

Etymology From Latin acus + nodus.

1

Geometry, Mathematics, Sciences An isolated point not upon a curve, but whose coordinates satisfy the equation of the curve so that it is considered as belonging to the curve.

Derived terms
acnodal
Related terms
crunode, tacnode

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