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principal part [′prin·sə·pəl ′pärt]

(mathematics)

The principal part of an analytic function ƒ(z)defined in an annulus about a pointz₀is the sum of terms in its Laurent expansion aboutz₀with negative powers of (z-z₀).

A principal part of a triangle is one of its sides or one of its interior angles.

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