Cantor set

noun

, Mathematics.

1. the set obtained from the closed interval from 0 to 1 by removing the middle third from the interval, then the middle third from each of the two remaining sets, and continuing the process indefinitely.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Cantor set¹

After G. Cantor

Example Sentences

And the Cantor set him exercises in all varieties of counterpoint.

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