Kakeya set
nounEtymology Named after Japanese mathematician Sōichi Kakeya.
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Mathematics, Sciences A set of points in Euclidean space that contains a unit line segment in every direction.
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Mathematics, Sciences Synonym of Kakeya needle set.
noun — 2 senses
Etymology Named after Japanese mathematician Sōichi Kakeya.
Mathematics, Sciences A set of points in Euclidean space that contains a unit line segment in every direction.
Mathematics, Sciences Synonym of Kakeya needle set.
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