geodesicity

noun — 2 senses

geodesicity

noun

Etymology From geodesic + -ity.

1

Mathematics, Sciences The property of a smooth curve being a geodesic or of a vector field to be geodesic in the context of differential geometry.

2

Mathematics, Sciences The characterisation of a differentiable manifold in terms of its geodesics, such as the quality of a submanifold being totally geodesic.

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