If a string tears at its very root (the point where it attaches to the corner of the garment), is the tzitzit invalid even if remnants exist?

Synopsis

There is consensus that a tear at the root (where the string emerges from the hole in the garment corner) invalidates the tzitzit entirely, even if k'dei anivah technically remains elsewhere.

Early Acharonim
Lenient
Strict
Lesser cited
Major authority

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