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Umbilic Point


An umbilic point, also called simply an umbilic, is a point on a surface at which the curvature is the same in any direction.


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Curvature

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Umbilic Point." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/UmbilicPoint.html

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