What is a multiple point of a curve at which two or more branches of the curve have a common tangent called?
cusp — (Math.) A multiple point of a curve at which two or more branches of the curve have a common tangent. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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