Definition:Meromorphic Function

Definition

Let $U \subset \C$ be an open set.

A meromorphic function on $U$ is a holomorphic function on the complement of a discrete subset $P \subset U$ such that:

for all $p\in P$, $f$ has either a pole or removable singularity at $p$.

Also see

• Definition:Holomorphic Function
• Meromorphic Function is Quotient of Holomorphic Functions

Sources

• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Entry: meromorphic function
• 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Entry: meromorphic function