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Simple Path


A simple path is a path which is a simple curve. More precisely, a continuous mapping gamma:[a,b]->C^0 is a simple path if it has no self-intersections. Here, C^0 denotes the space of continuous functions.


See also

Closed Curve, Path, Simple Curve, Smooth Curve

This entry contributed by Christopher Stover

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Stover, Christopher. "Simple Path." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource, created by Eric W. Weisstein. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SimplePath.html

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