Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In mathematics, a point upon a Riemann's surface such that, in going around it, the values of a function are interchanged.

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Examples

  • "Making a mind versus modelling a brain: artificial intelligence back at a branch-point."

    The Computational Theory of Mind Horst, Steven 2005

  • (This does away with CVS's "branch-point tagging", by removing the distinction that made branch-point tags necessary in the first place.)

    Softpedia - Windows - All 2010

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