- Jordan curve theorem
- noun Date: 1947 a fundamental theorem of topology: every simple closed curve divides the plane into two regions for which it is the common boundary
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Jordan curve theorem
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Jordancurve theorem — Jordan curve theorem n. The theorem that states that every simple closed curve divides a plane into two parts and is the common boundary between them. * * * … Universalium
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