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tag: 045YFKRW0P
kind: concept
name: Closed curve
aliases: [loop]
msc: [53A04]
uses: [0G7WM8DX4P]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curve
    locator: Topological curve
---

## Summary

A closed curve is a [[parametrised curve|0G7WM8DX4P]] on a closed interval whose end point is equal to its initial point.
Its image can be seen as the image of a circle under a continuous map.