Cantor set

Cantor set

noun Mathematics.
the set obtained from the closed interval from 0 to 1 by removing the middle third from the interval, then the middle third from each of the two remaining sets, and continuing the process indefinitely.
Also called Cantor ternary set.


Origin:
after G. Cantor
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Cantor set is always a great word to know.
So is divisible. Does it mean:
capable of being evenly divided, without remainder
two quantities having the same or a constant ratio or relation
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