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Hausdorff space

[ hous-dawrf, houz- ]

noun

, Mathematics.
  1. a topological space in which each pair of points can be separated by two disjoint open sets containing the points.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Hausdorff space1

Named after Felix Hausdorff (1868–1942), German mathematician, who first described it

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