Solution

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The denominator vanishes at for every nonzero integer . These points approach zero, the denominator has a simple zero at each, and because a nonzero purely imaginary number is not a zero of sine. Hence there are poles arbitrarily close to zero. The origin is a nonisolated singularity, so it has no residue defined by a Laurent series on a punctured disc. In particular it must not be classified as an isolated essential singularity merely because has one.

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