devil's staircase

noun

Synonym of Cantor function; a type of monotonic increasing function.

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Meanings

devil's staircase1

noundevil's staircase (plural devil's staircases)

plural devil's staircases

  1. informalmathematicsSynonym of Cantor function; a type of monotonic increasing function.

    Synonyms: Cantor function

Devil's Staircase2

proper noun
  1. A waterfall in Wassen Creek, Devil’s Staircase Wilderness, Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon, United States; a multi-tiered low cascading waterfall.
  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Devil's Staircase Wilderness: a geographic region of Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon, United States, ; a protected 30,000 acre old-growth forest region in the national forest, containing the Devil's Staircase waterfall.

    Synonyms: Wassen Creek watefall, Devil's Staircase Wilderness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Cantor function; a type of monotonic increasing function.

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Cantor function

proper nounEllipsis of Devil's Staircase Wilderness: a geographic region of Siuslaw National Forest, Oregon, United States, ; a protected 30,000 acre old-growth forest region in the national forest, containing the Devil's Staircase waterfall.

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Wassen Creek watefallDevil's Staircase Wilderness
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devil's staircase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil's%20staircase

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“devil's staircase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil's%20staircase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “devil's staircase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil's%20staircase.

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