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weierstrass point

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
weier-strass -point
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A point P on a nonsingular algebraic curve C defined over the complex numbers, such that there are more functions on C, with their poles restricted to P only, than would be predicted by the Riemann-Roch theorem.

Etymology

Named after Karl Weierstrass.

Inflected Forms

Weierstrass points (plural)

Questions

What does weierstrass point mean?
A point P on a nonsingular algebraic curve C defined over the complex numbers, such that there are more functions on C, with their poles restricted to P only, than would be predicted by the Riemann-Roch theorem.
Where does weierstrass point come from?
Named after Karl Weierstrass.

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