Stone space

noun

A topological space constructed from a Boolean algebra, whose points are ultrafilters on the algebra.

“For every Boolean algebra there is a Boolean ring corresponding to it. The prime spectrum of a Boolean ring is a Stone space.”

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Meanings

nounStone space (plural Stone spaces)

plural Stone spaces

  1. human sciencesA topological space constructed from a Boolean algebra, whose points are ultrafilters on the algebra.

    For every Boolean algebra there is a Boolean ring corresponding to it. The prime spectrum of a Boolean ring is a Stone space.

Origin

Named after Marshall Harvey Stone (1903–1989), an American mathematician.

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