There is a one-to-one correspondence between the sets of equivalent correspondences (not of value 0) on an irreducible curve of curve genus , and the rational collineations of a projective space of dimensions which leave invariant a space of dimensions. The number of linearly independent correspondences will be that of linearly independent collineations.
Rosatti's Theorem
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References
Coolidge, J. L. A Treatise on Algebraic Plane Curves. New York: Dover, p. 339, 1959.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Rosatti's Theorem." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/RosattisTheorem.html