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Bolzano -Weierstrass theorem

American  
[bohl-zah-noh-vahy-er-shtrahs, -strahs, bohlt-sah-] / boʊlˈzɑ noʊˈvaɪ ərˌʃtrɑs, -ˌstrɑs, boʊltˈsɑ- /

noun

Mathematics.

  1. the theorem that every bounded set with an infinite number of elements contains at least one accumulation point.

Etymology

Origin of Bolzano -Weierstrass theorem

Named after B. Bolzano and K. Weierstrass (1815–97), German mathematician

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