acnodes

/ˈæknoʊdz/
noun
  1. Plural of acnode; isolated points on a curve that are not connected to the rest of the curve.
    • Mathematicians study acnodes to understand the behavior of complex curves.
    • The textbook showed examples of acnodes in different types of equations.
    • The graph contained several acnodes that we had to identify separately.
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