noun
- plural of acnode; isolated points on a curve where the curve does not actually pass through
Usage: mathematics; geometry
Examples
- The mathematician identified several acnodes on the complex curve.
- Acnodes appear as isolated points that seem to belong to the curve but don’t.
- In algebraic geometry, acnodes represent singular points of particular interest.
- The student learned to distinguish between acnodes and other types of singular points.
- Computer graphing software sometimes has difficulty rendering acnodes correctly.