Definition of Acnode

1. n. An isolated point not upon a curve, but whose coördinates satisfy the equation of the curve so that it is considered as belonging to the curve.

Definition of Acnode

1. Noun. (geometry) 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. ¹

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Definition of Acnode

1. an element of a mathematical set that is isolated from the other elements [n -S]

Medical Definition of Acnode

1. 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. Origin: L. Acus needle + E. Node. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acnode

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Literary usage of Acnode

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Collected Mathematical Papers of Arthur Cayley by Arthur Cayley (1897)
"+ 1), that is, or say viz. the point B' is an acnode with the imaginary ... we have œ2 = 0 the acnode, and where is real and may be taken to be positive ..."

2. Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society by London Mathematical Society (1891)
"One of these omitted curves consists ot two infinite branches and an oval, the other of two infinite branches and an acnode. Of these, the one with an oval ..."

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