Caccioppoli set

noun

A set whose boundary is measurable and has (at least locally) finite measure.

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Meanings

nounCaccioppoli set (plural Caccioppoli sets)

plural Caccioppoli sets

  1. mathematicsA set whose boundary is measurable and has (at least locally) finite measure.

Origin

The concept was introduced by the Italian mathematician Renato Caccioppoli in a paper in 1927.

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