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point source

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.00 in modern English

Syllables
point -source
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A source of pollution, radiation, waves, fluid or other substance that has one specific location (and negligible physical extent, distinguishing a point source from other source geometries). In simulations they can often be approximated using mathematical point sources.

noun

The abstract concept of a singularity emitting a flux or flow. A source with infinitesimal dimensions in space.

Inflected Forms

point sources (plural)

Questions

What does point source mean?
A source of pollution, radiation, waves, fluid or other substance that has one specific location (and negligible physical extent, distinguishing a point source from other source geometries). In simulations they can often be approximated using mathematical point sources.

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