singular point

nounMathematics.

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.

Origin of singular point

First recorded in 1885–90

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Hockney has been famously dismissive of photography and its singular point of view.
David Hockney’s “A Bigger Exhibition” Opens at the de Young Museum | Emily Wilson | October 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
That the speaker enjoyed the reputation of being something of a profligate lent singular point to that confession.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady | Lucas Malet
The circle of convergence of any of the series has at least one such singular point upon its circumference.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 | Various
The singular point about this is that a repetition of circumstances will be found to occur in the destiny.
Palmistry for All | Cheiro
Here the singular point is that the law is deferred, and does not come into operation till the settlement in Canaan.
The Expositor's Bible:The Book of Numbers | Robert A. Watson

This affection developed to a singular point; in a soul so new, it was like a first love.
Notre-Dame de Paris | Victor Hugo

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