Picard theorem

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mathematical theorem theorem in complex analysis

Picard theorem is a fundamental result in complex analysis stating that entire non-constant functions take on all possible complex values, with at most one exception.

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Label	Occurrences
Great Picard theorem	2
Little Picard theorem	2
Picard's theorem	2
Casorati–Weierstrass theorem (converse directions and related results)	1
Liouville's theorem	1
Picard theorem canonical	1
Picard's second theorem	1
Picard’s great theorem	1
value distribution theory	1

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Target entity: Picard theorem
Context triple: [Émile Picard, notableWork, Picard theorem]

A. Montel theorem
Montel's theorem is a fundamental result in complex analysis stating that a family of holomorphic functions that is uniformly bounded on every compact subset of a domain is a normal family, meaning every sequence in it has a subsequence that converges uniformly on compact sets.
B. Riemann mapping theorem
The Riemann mapping theorem is a fundamental result in complex analysis stating that any non-empty simply connected open subset of the complex plane (other than the whole plane) can be conformally mapped onto the open unit disk.
C. Schwarz lemma
Schwarz lemma is a fundamental result in complex analysis that constrains holomorphic self-maps of the unit disk, particularly bounding their magnitude and derivative at the origin.
D. Weierstrass preparation theorem
The Weierstrass preparation theorem is a fundamental result in complex analysis and analytic geometry that locally expresses analytic functions near a zero as a product of a polynomial and a unit, enabling a power-series analogue of factorization.
E. Cauchy–Hadamard theorem
The Cauchy–Hadamard theorem is a fundamental result in complex analysis that characterizes the radius of convergence of a power series in terms of the growth rate of its coefficients.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Picard theorem
Target entity description: Picard theorem is a fundamental result in complex analysis stating that entire non-constant functions take on all possible complex values, with at most one exception.

A. Montel theorem
Montel's theorem is a fundamental result in complex analysis stating that a family of holomorphic functions that is uniformly bounded on every compact subset of a domain is a normal family, meaning every sequence in it has a subsequence that converges uniformly on compact sets.
B. Riemann mapping theorem
The Riemann mapping theorem is a fundamental result in complex analysis stating that any non-empty simply connected open subset of the complex plane (other than the whole plane) can be conformally mapped onto the open unit disk.
C. Schwarz lemma
Schwarz lemma is a fundamental result in complex analysis that constrains holomorphic self-maps of the unit disk, particularly bounding their magnitude and derivative at the origin.
D. Weierstrass preparation theorem
The Weierstrass preparation theorem is a fundamental result in complex analysis and analytic geometry that locally expresses analytic functions near a zero as a product of a polynomial and a unit, enabling a power-series analogue of factorization.
E. Cauchy–Hadamard theorem
The Cauchy–Hadamard theorem is a fundamental result in complex analysis that characterizes the radius of convergence of a power series in terms of the growth rate of its coefficients.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mathematical theorem ⓘ theorem in complex analysis ⓘ
appliesTo	entire non-constant functions ⓘ functions holomorphic on ℂ ⓘ functions meromorphic near an essential singularity ⓘ
clarifies	behavior of entire functions at infinity ⓘ structure of essential singularities ⓘ
concerns	entire functions ⓘ holomorphic functions ⓘ image of holomorphic maps ⓘ meromorphic functions ⓘ
field	complex analysis ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Great Picard theorem ⓘ linked to: Picard theorem Picard’s great theorem ⓘ linked to: Picard theorem
hasConsequence	essential singularities are dense in their neighborhoods in terms of image ⓘ near an essential singularity a function attains every complex value, with at most one exception, infinitely often ⓘ
hasExample	e^z is a non-constant entire function omitting exactly one value (0) ⓘ the exponential function omits the value 0 in ℂ* ⓘ
hasGeneralization	Ahlfors’ theory of covering surfaces ⓘ Nevanlinna’s value distribution theory ⓘ linked to: Nevanlinna theory
hasHistoricalPeriod	late 19th century ⓘ
hasImportance	cornerstone of value distribution theory ⓘ fundamental result in complex analysis ⓘ
hasKeyConcept	entire non-polynomial functions ⓘ essential singularity ⓘ omitted values ⓘ
hasProofMethod	Montel theorem ⓘ Riemann surface theory ⓘ linked to: Riemann surfaces normal families ⓘ potential theory ⓘ
hasScope	functions defined on the complex plane ⓘ
hasVariant	Great Picard theorem ⓘ linked to: Picard theorem Little Picard theorem ⓘ linked to: Picard theorem
implies	a holomorphic map from ℂ to the Riemann sphere minus two points is constant ⓘ a non-constant entire function cannot omit a non-empty open subset of ℂ ⓘ an entire function omitting two distinct complex values is constant ⓘ if an entire function omits an open set, it is constant ⓘ the image of a non-constant entire function is either all of ℂ or ℂ minus one point ⓘ
isStrongerThan	Liouville theorem ⓘ linked to: Liouville's theorem
namedAfter	Émile Picard ⓘ
relatedTo	Casorati–Weierstrass theorem ⓘ Riemann sphere ⓘ entire transcendental functions ⓘ
states	a non-constant entire function takes every complex value, with at most one exception ⓘ
usedIn	Nevanlinna theory ⓘ value distribution theory ⓘ
usedInProofOf	Casorati–Weierstrass theorem (converse directions and related results) ⓘ linked to: Picard theorem

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Émile Picard → notableWork → Picard's second theorem ⓘ

linked to: Picard theorem

Émile Picard → notableWork → Picard theorem ⓘ

Cauchy integral theorem → implies → Liouville's theorem ⓘ

linked to: Picard theorem

Schwarz lemma → relatedResult → Little Picard theorem ⓘ

linked to: Picard theorem

Montel's theorem → relatedTo → Picard's theorem ⓘ

subject linked to: Montel theorem

linked to: Picard theorem

Georges Valiron → contributedTo → value distribution theory ⓘ

linked to: Picard theorem

Picard theorem → hasAlternativeName → Great Picard theorem ⓘ

linked to: Picard theorem

Picard theorem → hasAlternativeName → Picard’s great theorem ⓘ

linked to: Picard theorem

Picard theorem → hasVariant → Little Picard theorem ⓘ

linked to: Picard theorem

Picard theorem → hasVariant → Great Picard theorem ⓘ

linked to: Picard theorem

Picard theorem → usedInProofOf → Casorati–Weierstrass theorem (converse directions and related results) ⓘ

linked to: Picard theorem

Charles Émile Picard → notableWork → Picard's theorem ⓘ

linked to: Picard theorem

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