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

Although she doesn’t prune citrus plants, she’ll trim others, because “it’s good for the plant, and if you’re taking it into your home, you’re going to be looking at it for a while. If you don’t like that wonky branch, cut it off.”

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Although she doesn’t prune citrus plants, she’ll trim others, because “it’s good for the plant, and, if you’re taking it into your home, you’re going to be looking at it for a while. If you don’t like that wonky branch, cut it off.”

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Workers tied on to one big branch, cut it, and lowered it to the ground, where it was limbed and the smaller branches fed into the chipper.

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Paint Branch cut the deficit to two points on several occasions but came up empty on potential game-tying possessions, including Brown’s drawn charge that kept the Damascus lead at 44-42.

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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich thinks so and identifies four ways to deal with “a lawless administration”: impeach the president; impeach lesser officials in the executive branch; cut off spending, which can lead to a government shutdown; or file a lawsuit with the intent of having the Supreme Court decide the issue.

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