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acnode

|ac-node|

🇺🇸

/ˈækˌnoʊd/

🇬🇧

/ˈæk.nəʊd/

isolated point

Etymology

Etymology Information

'acnode' originates from the Latin word 'acnodus', where 'ac-' meant 'sharp' and 'nodus' meant 'knot'.

Historical Evolution

'acnodus' transformed into the modern English word 'acnode'.

Meaning Changes

Initially, it meant 'sharp knot', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'an isolated point on a curve'.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Noun 1

an isolated point not on a curve but whose coordinates satisfy the equation of the curve.

In the study of algebraic curves, an acnode is a point that satisfies the curve's equation but is not on the curve itself.

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