 ##  [Branch Cut](/branch-cut) 

  ##  [Branch Cut](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/branch-cut-0) 

  
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**Mathematics &amp; Logic Dictionary**

 
Definition

A curve or set removed from the domain of a multivalued function so that the remaining domain admits a single-valued analytic branch; a branch cut prevents closed loops that produce nontrivial monodromy around branch points.