Definition:Arc
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Arc may refer to:
- Graph theory:
- An arc of a directed graph is a line, with a directional arrow, that joins one vertex to another.
- Geometry:
- An arc is a specific part of a general curve. Particular usages:
- Arc of Circle: any part of its circumference;
- Arc of Cycloid: one of the parts of a cycloid between two cusps.
- An arc is a specific part of a general curve. Particular usages:
- Topology:
- An arc from $a$ to $b$ in a topological space is a continuous injection $f: I \to T$ such that $\map f 0 = a$ and $\map f 1 = b$.