hypercusp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A singularity of a curve of some multiplicity r whose tangent cone is a single line meeting the curve with order r+1.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

hypercusp hypercusps

Etymology

From hyper- + cusp.

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