Meyer set
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after Yves Meyer, who introduced the concept.
Noun[edit]
Meyer set (plural Meyer sets)
- (mathematics) A set relatively dense X of points in the Euclidean plane or a higher-dimensional Euclidean space such that its Minkowski difference with itself is uniformly discrete. They are now best known as a mathematical model for quasicrystals.
- Synonym: almost lattice