Bolzano-Weierstrass theorem

[bohl-zah-noh-vahy-er-shtrahs, -strahs, bohlt-sah-]

noun Mathematics.

the theorem that every bounded set with an infinite number of elements contains at least one accumulation point.

Origin:
named after B. Bolzano and K. Weierstrass (1815–97), German mathematician

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Bolzano-weierstrass theorem is always a great word to know.

So is fraction. Does it mean:

a number usually expressed in the form a/b, a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed

a proportion containing terms of which an increase in one results in a decrease in another

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