acnode

/ˈæknoʊd/
noun
  1. An isolated point on a curve that is not connected to the rest of the curve.
    • Finding an acnode on the equation's graph required careful analysis.
    • In the math class, we learned that an acnode is a special kind of singular point on a graph.
    • The curve had an acnode at the origin, separate from the main loop.
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