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isSmooth -- checks smoothness of an ideal or of a Curve

Description

The method isSmooth uses Jacobian criterion to check the smoothness of an ideal or a Curve.

Synopsis

Usage:

B = isSmooth(I)
Inputs:
- I, an ideal
Outputs:
- B, a Boolean value

Synopsis

Usage:

B = isSmooth(C)
Inputs:
- C, an instance of the type Curve
Outputs:
- B, a Boolean value

i1 : C = curve(5,2);

i2 : isSmooth C

o2 = true

Ways to use isSmooth :

isSmooth(Curve)
isSmooth(Ideal)

For the programmer

The object isSmooth is a method function.