Kakeya set

English

Etymology

Named after Japanese mathematician Sōichi Kakeya.

Noun

Kakeya set (plural Kakeya sets)

  1. (mathematics) A set of points in Euclidean space that contains a unit line segment in every direction.
    Synonym: Besicovitch set
  2. (mathematics) Synonym of Kakeya needle set.
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