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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A curve whose points have the same orthogonal distance from a given straight line. excessive
2. 2
   A system of self-replicating molecules, as an explanation for the self-organization of prebiotic systems.

Synonyms

All synonyms

equidistant curvehypercirclehypercircle

Etymology

From hyper- + cycle.

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