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  2. Singularity (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    Singularity (mathematics) In mathematics, a singularity is a point at which a given mathematical object is not defined, or a point where the mathematical object ceases to be well-behaved in some particular way, such as by lacking differentiability or analyticity. [1][2][3] For example, the reciprocal function has a singularity at , where the ...

  3. Singular point of a curve - Wikipedia

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    A parameterized curve in ⁠ ⁠ is defined as the image of a function ⁠ ⁠ The singular points are those points where. A cusp in the semicubical parabola. Many curves can be defined in either fashion, but the two definitions may not agree. For example, the cusp can be defined on an algebraic curve, or on a parametrised curve, Both ...

  4. Singularity theory - Wikipedia

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    Singularity theory. In mathematics, singularity theory studies spaces that are almost manifolds, but not quite. A string can serve as an example of a one-dimensional manifold, if one neglects its thickness. A singularity can be made by balling it up, dropping it on the floor, and flattening it. In some places the flat string will cross itself ...

  5. Zeros and poles - Wikipedia

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    t. e. In complex analysis (a branch of mathematics), a pole is a certain type of singularity of a complex-valued function of a complex variable. It is the simplest type of non- removable singularity of such a function (see essential singularity). Technically, a point z0 is a pole of a function f if it is a zero of the function 1/f and 1/f is ...

  6. Regular singular point - Wikipedia

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    Regular singular point. In mathematics, in the theory of ordinary differential equations in the complex plane , the points of are classified into ordinary points, at which the equation's coefficients are analytic functions, and singular points, at which some coefficient has a singularity. Then amongst singular points, an important distinction ...

  7. Singular point of an algebraic variety - Wikipedia

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    A plane curve defined by an implicit equation (,) =,where F is a smooth function is said to be singular at a point if the Taylor series of F has order at least 2 at this point.. The reason for this is that, in differential calculus, the tangent at the point (x 0, y 0) of such a curve is defined by the equation

  8. Singular function - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, a real-valued function f on the interval [a, b] is said to be singular if it has the following properties: f is continuous on [a, b]. (**) there exists a set N of measure 0 such that for all x outside of N the derivative f ′ (x) exists and is zero, that is, the derivative of f vanishes almost everywhere. f is non-constant on ...

  9. Singularity function - Wikipedia

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    Singularity functions are a class of discontinuous functions that contain singularities, i.e., they are discontinuous at their singular points. Singularity functions have been heavily studied in the field of mathematics under the alternative names of generalized functions and distribution theory. [1][2][3] The functions are notated with ...