branch point
noun
Electricity. a point in an electric network at which three or more conductors meet.
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.
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Nearby words
branch line, branch off, branch officer, branch out, branch plant, branch point, branch water, branch wilt, branch-, branched chain, branched chain ketoaciduria
Origin of branch point
First recorded in 1875–80
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