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Point source
Meaning
Noun
●
In Sciences:
a
source
of
pollution
,
radiation
,
waves
,
fluid
or other
substance
that has one specific
location
(and
negligible
physical
extent
,
distinguishing
a
point source
from other
source
geometries
). In
simulations
they can often be
approximated
using
mathematical
point source
s.
●
In Mathematics:
the
abstract
concept
of a
singularity
emitting
a
flux
or
flow
. A
source
with
infinitesimal
dimensions
in space.
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