meromorphic

American

[mer-uh-mawr-fik] / ˌmɛr əˈmɔr fɪk /

adjective

Mathematics.

of or relating to a function that is analytic, except for poles, in a given domain.

Etymology

Origin of meromorphic

Probably earlier than 1885–90; mero- + -morphic

Example Sentences

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A function which has no singular points for finite values of z other than poles is called a meromorphic function.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

The single valued functions which occur, as explained above, in the inversion of algebraic integrals of the first kind, for p > 1, are meromorphic.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

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