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The order 
of an Algebraic Surface is the order of the Polynomial defining a surface, which can be geometrically
interpreted as the maximum number of points in which a line meets the surface.
| Order | Surface |
| 3 | Cubic Surface |
| 4 | Quartic Surface |
| 5 | Quintic Surface |
| 6 | Sextic Surface |
| 7 | Heptic Surface |
| 8 | Octic Surface |
| 9 | Nonic Surface |
| 10 | Decic Surface |
See also Algebraic Surface
References
Fischer, G. (Ed.). Mathematical Models from the Collections of Universities and Museums.
Braunschweig, Germany: Vieweg, p. 8, 1986.