English Explanatory Dictionary

Teichmüller-Tukey lemma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A lemma stating that every non-empty collection of finite character has a maximal element with respect to inclusion.

Word forms

Teichmüller-Tukey lemma the Tukey-Teichmüller lemma

Etymology

Named after John Tukey and Oswald Teichmüller.

Synonyms

Tukey's lemma
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