Cantor-Bendixson theorem
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English
Etymology
Named after Georg Cantor (1845–1918), a German mathematician who invented set theory, and Ivar Otto Bendixson (1861–1935), a Swedish mathematician.
Proper noun
- (set theory) A theorem which (in a simpler formulation) states that a closed uncountable set in Euclidean n-space is equal to the disjoint union of a perfect set and a countable set.
References
- Tom M. Apostol (1957) Mathematical Analysis : A Modern Approach to Advanced Calculus, Reading, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., published 1960, LCCN 57008707, page 60