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acnode

/æknaʊd/ noun · British & US
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What does acnode mean?

noun

A point on a curve or surface where the curve or surface has a local extremum, such as a maximum or minimum. In topology, a point with a neighborhood that is homeomorphic to a circle.

Example

"The mathematician studied the properties of the acnode in the complex plane."

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