open curve

noun

Any curve where its two endpoints do not touch.

“Coordinate term: closed curve”

Meanings

nounopen curve (plural open curves)

plural open curves

  1. mathematicsAny curve where its two endpoints do not touch.

    Coordinate term: closed curve

Cite this entry
APA

open curve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open%20curve

MLA

“open curve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open%20curve. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “open curve,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/open%20curve.

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