Jordan curve

Jordan curve

 
noun Mathematics.
simple closed curve.
Origin:
1895–1900; named after M. E. C. Jordan
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Jordan curve is always a great word to know.
So is pi. Does it mean:
the letter used as the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, or the ratio itself: 3.141592+
a number or quantity placed before and multiplying another quantity, such as 3 in the expression 3x
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jordan curve

noun
a closed curve that does not intersect itself [syn: simple closed curve] 
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