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limit points

limit points is the plural of limit point.

Meaning of limit point

Noun

limit point (plural limit points)

  1. Given a subset S of a given topological space T, any point p whose every neighborhood contains some point, distinct from p, which belongs to S.
    • is an example of a function having infinitely many essential singularities with a limit point at z=0. It is an easy matter to give examples of "elementary" functions whose singularities have a countable number of limit points.1962 [Ginn and Company], Einar Hille, Analytic Function Theory, Volume 2, 2005, American Mathematical Society, page 19, The function sin ( cot 1/z)
    Synonyms:
    accumulation point, cluster point

Questions about limit points

What is limit points the plural of?
Limit points is the plural of limit point.

Words near limit points in the dictionary

  1. limit orders
  2. limit ordinal
  3. limit ordinals
  4. limit out
  5. limit point
  6. limit points
  7. limit screw
  8. limit screws
  9. limit situation
  10. limit situations
  11. limit superior

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