Cantor-Bendixson theorem

English Perfect set property Etymology Named after Georg Cantor (1845–1918), a German mathematician who invented set theory, and Ivar Otto Bendixson (1861–1935), a Swedish mathematician. Proper noun en set theory A theorem which (in a simpler formulation) states that a closed uncountable set in Euclidean n-space is equal to the disjoint union of a perfect set and a countable set. en Infinity References Tom M. Apostol Mathematical Analysis : A Modern Approach to Advanced Calculus Reading, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. 1960 60 LCCN 57008707 1957 en eponyms