"Sperner's lemma" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: The initial result of this kind was proved by Emanuel Sperner. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sperner's lemma
  1. (mathematics) A combinatorial analog of the Brouwer fixed-point theorem, stating that every Sperner coloring of a triangulation of an n-dimensional simplex contains a cell colored with a complete set of colors. Wikipedia link: Emanuel Sperner, Sperner's lemma Categories (topical): Mathematics

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