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Record 1 2015-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

A set of points of a topological space such that each point in the set is an isolated point, i.e. a point that has a neighborhood that contains no other points of the set.

OBS

Typically, a discrete set is either finite or countably infinite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
CONT

Schématiquement, on peut dire que les ensembles discrets sont ceux qui se représentent par des points isolés tandis que les ensembles continus se représentent par une ligne continue, que l'on peut tracer sur une feuille sans lever le crayon.

Spanish

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