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kind: concept
name: Singular solution
msc: [34A09]
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  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_solution
    locator: lead section
same_as:
  wikidata: Q4338245
  wikipedia: Singular solution
---

## Summary

A singular solution of a differential equation is a solution along which uniqueness of solutions fails.
It is often the envelope of a family of solutions, and the general solution does not contain it. See the [[definition|0CZA0NCFWP]].