"cutpoint" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cutpoints [plural]
Etymology: cut + point Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cut|point}} cut + point Head templates: {{en-noun}} cutpoint (plural cutpoints)
  1. (topology) A point of a connected space whose removal causes the resulting space to be disconnected. Categories (topical): Topology
    Sense id: en-cutpoint-en-noun-SjDQGdRs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Topics: mathematics, sciences, topology
  2. (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. Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-cutpoint-en-noun-UKkEiktK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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