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Unicursal

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U`ni`cur´sal
a.1.(Geom.) That can be passed over in a single course; - said of a curve when the coördinates of the point on the curve can be expressed as rational algebraic functions of a single parameter


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A few lines on, the poet directly juxtaposes the female mind's flexibility with the homogenic and unicursal thinking of man: "Treading chasms on the uncertain footing of a spear," forgetting that there is in woman a quality of mind which as an instinctive manifestation is unsafe, he goes on speaking in a formal customary strain, of "past states, the present state, seals, promises the evil one suffered, the good one enjoys, hell, heaven, everything convenient to promote one's joy.
These were unicursal mazes, with many twists and turns but no blind alleys, so the pilgrim had no choices to make.
These unicursal designs must then be opposed to verbal descriptions of labyrinths like the one on Crete, which are so confusing and treacherous precisely because they contain so many blind alleys.
 
 
 
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