Concept information
Preferred term
Menger sponge
Definition(s)
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In mathematics, the Menger sponge (also known as the Menger cube, Menger universal curve, Sierpinski cube, or Sierpinski sponge) is a fractal curve. It is a three-dimensional generalization of the one-dimensional Cantor set and two-dimensional Sierpinski carpet. It was first described by Karl Menger in 1926, in his studies of the concept of topological dimension.
(Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menger_sponge)
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- Menger cube
In other languages
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French
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éponge de Menger-Sierpinski
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/PSR-K4XD50MX-Z
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