Bipunctual

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having two points. not-comparable

    "Finally, a study by Verhoeff indicates the possibility of the occurrence of visual apparent movement in the absence of serial bipunctual stimulation of the visual cortex."

  2. 2
    Relative to two distinct reference points. not-comparable

    "The two systems are, in fact, practically identical; whatever can be proved for or with the one can be proved for or with the other; and it is only their relations to the bipunctual and bilinear systems that the distinction between the tripunctual and the trilinear systems comes into play: tripunctual coordinates standing in the same relation to bipunctual coordinates as trilinear to bilinear ."

Example

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"Finally, a study by Verhoeff indicates the possibility of the occurrence of visual apparent movement in the absence of serial bipunctual stimulation of the visual cortex."

Etymology

From bi- + punctual.

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