discrete set

noun

A set of points of a topological space such that each point in the set is an isolated point, i.e. a point that has a neighborhood that contains no other points of the set.

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Meanings

noundiscrete set (plural discrete sets)

plural discrete sets

  1. mathematicsA set of points of a topological space such that each point in the set is an isolated point, i.e. a point that has a neighborhood that contains no other points of the set.
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APA

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