"Alexander horned sphere" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Alexander horned spheres [plural]
Etymology: Discovered by J. W. Alexander (1924). Head templates: {{en-noun}} Alexander horned sphere (plural Alexander horned spheres)
  1. (topology) A pathological object, a certain embedding of a sphere in three-dimensional Euclidean space, obtained by various modifications of a torus. Categories (topical): Curves, Topology Related terms: Alexander horned ball

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