JORDAN CURVE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A closed curve that does not intersect itself

Synonyms:

Jordan curve; simple closed curve

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Hypernyms ("Jordan curve" is a kind of...):

closed curve (a curve (such as a circle) having no endpoints)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Jordan curve"):

loop (anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself))

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