Dedekind

[ dey-di-kind; German dey-duh-kint ]

/ ˈdeɪ dɪ kɪnd; German ˈdeɪ də kɪnt /

noun

Ju·li·us Wil·helm Rich·ard

[jool-yuh s wil-helm rich-erd; German yoo-lee-oo s vil-helm rikh-ahrt] /ˈdʒul yəs ˈwɪl hɛlm ˈrɪtʃ ərd; German ˈyu liˌʊs ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈrɪx ɑrt/,1831–1916, German mathematician.

Example sentences from the Web for dedekind

The Dedekind property holds for the order of the points on any straight line.

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It follows from axioms 1-12 by projection that the Dedekind property is true for all lines.

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An open series is continuous if it is compact and possesses the Dedekind property.

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Thus the definitions of compactness and of the Dedekind property can be at once transferred to a closed series.

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These works of G. Cantor and Dedekind were of the greatest importance in the progress of the subject.

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British Dictionary definitions for dedekind

Dedekind

/ (German ˈdedəˌkɪnt) /

noun

(Julius Wilhelm) Richard (ˈjuːlɪʊs ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈrixɑːt). 1831–1916, German mathematician, who devised a way (the Dedekind cut) of according irrational and rational numbers the same status

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