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hausdorff

/ˈhaʊs.dɔɹf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
haus-dorff
IPA
/ˈhaʊs.dɔɹf/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Such that any two distinct points have disjoint neighborhoods.

Etymology

Named after German mathematician Felix Hausdorff (1868–1942).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhaʊs.dɔɹf/
  • British English: /ˈhaʊs.dɔːf/

Phrases

Hausdorff distance Hausdorff gap Hausdorff space non-Hausdorff

Synonyms

T₂

Questions

How do you pronounce hausdorff?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaʊs.dɔɹf/.
What does hausdorff mean?
Such that any two distinct points have disjoint neighborhoods.
Where does hausdorff come from?
Named after German mathematician Felix Hausdorff (1868–1942).

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