hypercusp

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noun

A singularity of a curve of some multiplicity r whose tangent cone is a single line meeting the curve with order r+1.

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Meanings

nounhypercusp (plural hypercusps)

plural hypercusps

  1. geometryA singularity of a curve of some multiplicity r whose tangent cone is a single line meeting the curve with order r+1.

Origin

From hyper- + cusp.

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APA

hypercusp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercusp

MLA

“hypercusp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercusp. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypercusp,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercusp.

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