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Hilbert curve

Hilbert curve noun: a continuous fractal space-filling curve.

hilbert curve: a continuous fractal space-filling curve
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Noun

Hilbert curve (plural Hilbert curves)

  1. A continuous fractal space-filling curve.

Forms of Hilbert curve

pluralHilbert curves

Origin of Hilbert curve

First described by the German mathematician David Hilbert in 1891.

Questions about Hilbert curve

What does Hilbert curve mean?
Hilbert curve means a continuous fractal space-filling curve.
What part of speech is Hilbert curve?
Hilbert curve is a noun.
What is the plural of Hilbert curve?
The plural of Hilbert curve is Hilbert curves.

Words near Hilbert curve in the dictionary

  1. hilarytide
  2. hilbeh
  3. Hilbert
  4. Hilbert cube
  5. Hilbert cubes
  6. Hilbert curve
  7. Hilbert curves
  8. Hilbert R-tree
  9. Hilbert R-trees
  10. Hilbert space
  11. Hilbert spaces

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