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branch point
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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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Origin of branch point
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby branch point
branch line, branch off, branch officer, branch out, branch plant, branch point, Branchus, branch water, branch wilt, Brancusi, brand
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