Definition:Open Curve
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Definition
An open curve is a curve which has two endpoints.
Also known as
An open curve is also known as an arc, but that term is also used to mean a specific part of a curve.
Hence arc will not be used on $\mathsf{Pr} \infty \mathsf{fWiki}$ in that context.
Also see
- Results about open curves can be found here.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): curve
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): curve