Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for singular point. Search instead for regular paint.

singular point

American  

noun

Mathematics.
  1. a point at which a given function of a complex variable has no derivative but of which every neighborhood contains points at which the function has derivatives.


Etymology

Origin of singular point

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

If you’ve been lucky enough to come across one of Harron Walker’s articles in her years as a journalist, you know that she has both a truly singular point of view and incisive wit.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2025

“But the thing we’re predominately lacking in the role of the artistic leader is a singular point of truth.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2022

With its extravagance and excess, Shaw’s work will not be to everyone’s taste, yet demands to be taken seriously for its sincerity, its technique and its singular point of view.

From The Guardian • Apr. 2, 2019

The sentiment was somewhat shocking coming from a star who appears from the outside to have imposed a strong and singular point of view on her own appearance and creative output.

From Slate • Oct. 17, 2018

The circle of convergence of any of the series has at least one such singular point upon its circumference.

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