mathematical singularity
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in general a point at which a given mathematical object is not defined, or a point of an exceptional set where it fails to be well-behaved in some particular way, such as differentiability
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Within Vinony's link graph, mathematical singularity is referenced by 245 other articles, and connects out to discontinuity, pathological and undefined.
It is catalogued under the topic Mathematical analysis.
Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
For example, the reciprocal function
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