Menger sponge
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]First described by Karl Menger in 1926.
Noun
[edit]Menger sponge (plural Menger sponges)
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- (mathematics) A fractal curve, a three-dimensional generalization of the Cantor set and Sierpinski carpet, formed by repeated subdivision of a cube, and having infinite surface area and zero volume.