branch point
Americannoun
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Electricity. a point in an electric network at which three or more conductors meet.
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Mathematics. a point such that analytic continuation of a given function of a complex variable in a small neighborhood of the point produces a different functional value at the point.
Etymology
Origin of branch point
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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The point where a split occurs in a tree, called a branch point, represents where a single lineage evolved into distinct new ones.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
At each branch point, organisms with different characters are placed in different groups.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
The branch point, or split, represents a common ancestor that existed in the past, but that no longer exists.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
Also the branch point that gives rise to organisms with legs is indicated at the common ancestor of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and jawed fishes.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013
And on our small planet, this moment in history is a historical branch point as profound as the confrontation of the Ionian scientists with the mystics 2,500 years ago.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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