Are singularities part of the manifold?

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martinbn said:
Well, yes, I agree that what micro and wbn say is correct, I was just giving my take on this. It is indeed a terminological issue. Sorry if I wasn't expressing myself clearly. English is a hard language to write in.

No problem, that's why we have math. :wink:
 

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