singular point
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noun Mathematics.
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.
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Also called singularity.
Origin of singular point
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby singular point
singsong, singspiel, singular, singularity, singularize, singular point, singulary, singulative, singultus, sinh, Sinhailien
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