Ordinary double point

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Ordinary double point by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-05 Updated 2026-10-06
For a reduced plane algebraic curve, an ordinary double point is a point whose lowest nonzero local homogeneous term has degree and factors into two distinct linear factors over an algebraic closure. The two factors give distinct tangent directions. In characteristic not , is an example.

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