Brouwer fixed-point theorem

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Etymology

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Named after L. E. J. Brouwer (1881–1966), Dutch mathematician and philosopher.

Proper noun

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the Brouwer fixed-point theorem

  1. (topology) A theorem which (in one of its simplest forms) states that a continuous function from an n-dimensional unit cube (in ) to itself has a fixed point.