English Explanatory Dictionary

Kakeya set

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A set of points in Euclidean space that contains a unit line segment in every direction.
  2. Synonym of Kakeya needle set.

Word forms

Kakeya set Kakeya sets

Etymology

Named after Japanese mathematician Sōichi Kakeya.

Synonyms

Besicovitch set Kakeya needle set
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