cutpoint

English

noun
Definitions
  • (topology) A point of a connected space whose removal causes the resulting space to be disconnected.
  • (medicine) A cutoff point (cutoff value, threshold value), that is, a cutoff: the amount set by an operational definition as the transition point between states in a discretization or dichotomization.

Etymology

Compound from English cut + English point.

Origin

English

point

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