Cantor set

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of Cantor set

After G. Cantor

Example Sentences

It feels like everywhere I turn, I run into the Cantor set.

From Scientific American • Jul. 8, 2018

The Cantor set won’t be able to obstruct the loop.

From Scientific American • Jul. 8, 2018

To verify that Antoine’s necklace is a Cantor set, we have to check that it satisfies the three conditions above.

From Scientific American • Jul. 8, 2018

Or maybe it’s more like all roads start from the Cantor set.

From Scientific American • Jul. 8, 2018

Then you connect every point in the Cantor set to the point p with a straight line.

From Scientific American • Jun. 20, 2015