"limit point" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: limit points [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} limit point (plural limit points)
  1. (topology) Given a subset S of a given topological space T, any point p whose every neighborhood contains some point, distinct from p, which belongs to S. Wikipedia link: limit point Categories (topical): Topology Synonyms (point whose every neighborhood contains a point in a given subset): accumulation point, cluster point Related terms: limit Translations (point whose every neighborhood contains a point in a given subset): verdichtingspunt (Dutch), rajapiste (Finnish), point d’accumulation [masculine] (French), Häufungspunkt [masculine] (German), נקודת גבול (nekudát gvúl) [feminine] (Hebrew), punto di accumulazione [masculine] (Italian), punkt skupienia [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-limit_point-en-noun-XVY-xzLU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences, topology

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