Meanings
nounBesicovitch set (plural Besicovitch sets)
plural Besicovitch sets
- mathematicsSynonym of Kakeya set (“set of points in Euclidean space that contains a unit line segment in every direction”).
Synonyms: Kakeya set
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Kakeya set (“set of points in Euclidean space that contains a unit line segment in every direction”).
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Named after Russian mathematician Abram Besicovitch.
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Besicovitch set. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Besicovitch%20set
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