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kolmogorov

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables
kol-mogorov
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Such that any two distinct points are topologically distinguishable, i.e., there is an open set containing one of the points which does not contain the other point.

Etymology

Named after Russian mathematician Андре́й Никола́евич Колмого́ров (Andréj Nikolájevič Kolmogórov) (1903–1987)

Derived Forms

Kolmogorovian

Phrases

Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser theorem Kolmogorov complexity Kolmogorov randomness Kolmogorov space non-Kolmogorov Wiener-Kolmogorov prediction

Synonyms

T₀

Questions

What does kolmogorov mean?
Such that any two distinct points are topologically distinguishable, i.e., there is an open set containing one of the points which does not contain the other point.
Where does kolmogorov come from?
Named after Russian mathematician Андре́й Никола́евич Колмого́ров (Andréj Nikolájevič Kolmogórov) (1903–1987)

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