"closed ball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: closed balls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} closed ball (plural closed balls)
  1. (mathematical analysis) A ball which contains its boundary, i.e., a ball which is a closed set. Categories (topical): Mathematical analysis

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