Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bicombing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bi-comb-ing
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A selection of a path for which two points moving simultaneously along lines that begin and end at a distance less than or equal to 1 apart always remain within a specified bounded distance of each other, independent of the lengths of the paths.

Example Sentences

"In this paper, we prove the Cartan-Hadamard Theorem in a more general setting, namely for spaces which are not uniquely geodesic but locally possess a suitable selection of geodesics, a so-called convex bicombing."

Etymology

From bi- + combing.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: bi

Inflected Forms

bicombings (plural)

Questions

What does bicombing mean?: A selection of a path for which two points moving simultaneously along lines that begin and end at a distance less than or equal to 1 apart always remain within a specified bounded distance of each other, independent of the lengths of the paths.
Where does bicombing come from?: From bi- + combing.

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