Definition:Order of Pole/Definition 1
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Definition
Let $f: \C \to \C$ be a complex function.
Let $z_0 \in U \subset \C$ be such that $f$ is holomorphic in $U \setminus \set {z_0}$, with a pole at $z_0$.
By Existence of Laurent Series there is a series:
- $\ds \map f z = \sum_{n \mathop \ge n_0}^\infty a_j \paren {z - z_0}^n$
The order of the pole at $z_0$ is defined to be $\size {n_0} > 0$.