isolated point

noun

Mathematics. a point in a set such that the neighborhood of the point is devoid of any other points belonging to the set.

The rebels never attacked our whole line, but always threw superior forces on some weak and isolated point.

Advancing cautiously to an isolated point upon the brink, I lay upon my face, and peered down into the spectral void.

The castle was not then an isolated point of rock as we now see it, but formed part of a group of defences.

From this isolated point they had a wonderful view of the Selkirks, with the main range of the Rockies in the distance.

April 23, 2024inveterate

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