English Explanatory Dictionary

Brouwer fixed-point theorem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A theorem which (in one of its simplest forms) states that a continuous function from an n-dimensional unit cube (in ℝⁿ) to itself has a fixed point.

Word forms

Brouwer fixed-point theorem the Brouwer fixed-point theorem

Etymology

Named after L. E. J. Brouwer (1881–1966), Dutch mathematician and philosopher.

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