Enodal

/ɪˈnoʊdəl/ adjective

Definition

Having no nodes or knots; without nodes or points of connection.

Etymology

From Latin 'e-' (without) + 'nodus' (knot), formed in the 19th century to describe geometric or graph-theoretical structures lacking nodes.

Kelly Says

In mathematics, an enodal curve was once a puzzle that confused mathematicians—it seemed impossible that a curve could have real points but no nodes, until algebraic geometry proved such curves actually exist!

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