"plane curve" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plane curves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} plane curve (plural plane curves)
  1. (mathematics) The locus of points in the Euclidean plane that satisfies some geometric or algebraic definition; a curve in a plane (as opposed to higher-dimensional space). Wikipedia link: plane curve Categories (topical): Curves, Mathematics

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