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ineunt, a. and n.|ˈɪniːʌnt|
[ad. L. ineunt-em entering, beginning, pres. pple. of inī-re to go in, enter, f. in- (in-2) + ī-re to go.]
A. adj. Entering.
1836–7Sir W. Hamilton Metaph. xli. II. 423 In place of two energies, an immanent and a transeunt, we may competently suppose three,—an ineunt, an immanent, and a transeunt..The ineunt energy might be considered as an act of mind, directed upon objects in order to know them.
B. n. A point of a curve. Also ineunt-point.
1859Cayley 6th Mem. Quantics §185 Instead of the term point of a curve, it will be convenient to use the term ‘ineunt’ of the curve. The line through two consecutive ineunts of the curve is the tangent at the ineunt. |