discriminantal

discriminantal
adjective

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discrimiˈnantal, a. Math.
[f. prec. + -al1.]
Relating to a discriminant.
discriminantal index of a singular point of a curve, the number of intersections of the polar of an arbitrary point with the curve at the given point. total discriminantal index of a curve, the sum of the discriminantal indices of all its singular points.
Smith Higher Singularities Plane Curves in Proc. Lond. Math. Soc. VI. 154.

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  • discriminantal — dis·crim·i·nan·tal …   English syllables

  • discriminant — discriminantal /dis krim euh nan tl/, adj. /di skrim euh neuhnt/, n. Math. a relatively simple expression that determines some of the properties, as the nature of the roots, of a given equation or function. [1830 40; < L discriminant (s. of… …   Universalium

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