“…, a k ), k = [ n− 1 2 ], is called the multidegree of the congruence, the first integer a 0 is precisely its order. For instance, the multidegree of a linear congruence B in P 5 is (1,3,2), this means precisely that the lines of B contained in a general hyperplane fill a hypersurface of degree 3, and that the number of lines contained in a general P 3 is 2. Since B is formed precisely by the 4-secant lines of its focal locus X , a Palatini threefold in P 5 , we find in this way that X cannot be contained in a cubic hypersurface while, conversely, its hyperplane section is.…”