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Stone space

Stone space noun: a topological space constructed from a Boolean algebra, whose points are ultrafilters on the algebra.

Noun

Stone space (plural Stone spaces)

  1. A topological space constructed from a Boolean algebra, whose points are ultrafilters on the algebra.
    • For every Boolean algebra there is a Boolean ring corresponding to it. The prime spectrum of a Boolean ring is a Stone space.

Forms of Stone space

pluralStone spaces

Origin of Stone space

Named after Marshall Harvey Stone (1903–1989), an American mathematician.

Questions about Stone space

What does Stone space mean?
Stone space means a topological space constructed from a Boolean algebra, whose points are ultrafilters on the algebra.
What part of speech is Stone space?
Stone space is a noun.
What is the plural of Stone space?
The plural of Stone space is Stone spaces.

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