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Weierstrass point

Weierstrass point 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.

Noun

Weierstrass point (plural Weierstrass points)

  1. 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.

Forms of Weierstrass point

pluralWeierstrass points

Origin of Weierstrass point

Named after Karl Weierstrass.

Questions about Weierstrass point

What does Weierstrass point mean?
Weierstrass point means 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.
What part of speech is Weierstrass point?
Weierstrass point is a noun.
What is the plural of Weierstrass point?
The plural of Weierstrass point is Weierstrass points.

Words near Weierstrass point in the dictionary

  1. Weierstrass
  2. Weierstrass function
  3. Weierstrass functions
  4. Weierstrass gap
  5. Weierstrass gaps
  6. Weierstrass point
  7. Weierstrass points
  8. Weierstrass-Lindemann theorem
  9. Weierstrasses
  10. Weierstrassian
  11. Weierstrassians

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