Talk:Trope (mathematics)
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Definition
editI've been trying to find a good definition for this, best yet is from Century Dictionary
- A geometrical singularity, the reciprocal of a node. In the case of a plane curve, it is a multiple tangent; in the case of a torse, a multiple plane; in the case of a surface, either a plane having a conic of contact or a torse bearing two or more lines of contact.