branch cut

noun

, Mathematics.

1. a method for selecting a single-valued function on a subset of the domain of a multiple-valued function of a complex variable.

Example Sentences

The Judas-seller had a long branch cut from a tree, with little twigs growing out of it.

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A branch cut off from the adjacent branch must of necessity be cut off from the whole tree also.

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The branch cut from the tree no longer feeds upon the sap of the parent stock, and disintegration is merely a matter of time.

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A forked branch cut on the spot and trimmed, so that the ends are 3ft.

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At top, a hammer formed of a section of a small tree with part of a branch cut to serve as a handle.

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