"bicombing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bicombings [plural]
Etymology: bi- + combing Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|combing}} bi- + combing Head templates: {{en-noun}} bicombing (plural bicombings)
  1. (mathematics) A selection of a path for which two points moving simultaneously along lines that begin and end at a distance less than or equal to 1 apart always remain within a specified bounded distance of each other, independent of the lengths of the paths. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-bicombing-en-noun-f7c6WGz~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bi- Topics: mathematics, sciences

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