"lake of Wada" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lakes of Wada [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Japanese 和田の湖. Introduced by Kunizo Yoneyama (in 1917), who credited the discovery to Takeo Wada. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|ja|和田の湖}} Calque of Japanese 和田の湖 Head templates: {{en-noun|lakes of Wada}} lake of Wada (plural lakes of Wada)
  1. (mathematics) Any of three disjoint connected open sets of the plane or open unit square with the counterintuitive property that they all have the same boundary. Wikipedia link: Kunizo Yoneyama, Lakes of Wada, Takeo Wada Categories (topical): Mathematics, Topology Related terms: Wada basin, Wada property

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