The word "place" has a special meaning in complex variables, where it roughly corresponds to a point in the complex plane (except
that it reflects the Riemann sheet structure imposed by whatever function is under
discussion). For example, if the function in question is 
, then 1 and 
are different places.
Riemann Sphere Place
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