stable curve
curve that is stable in the sense of geometric invariant theory; one with only “mild” singularities and whose automorphism group is finite, such that it can be in the moduli space of curves
en-GB/ˈsteɪbəl ˈkɜːv/
en-US/ˈsteɪbəl ˈkɝv/
curve that is stable in the sense of geometric invariant theory; one with only “mild” singularities and whose automorphism group is finite, such that it can be in the moduli space of curves