simple curve

noun

Any curve that never crosses itself.

“Coordinate term: nonsimple curve”

Meanings

nounsimple curve (plural simple curves)

plural simple curves

  1. mathematicsAny curve that never crosses itself.

    Coordinate term: nonsimple curve

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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