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Stone space

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A topological space constructed from a Boolean algebra, whose points are ultrafilters on the algebra.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, logic, mathematics, philosophy, sciences, topology

Examples

  • For every Boolean algebra there is a Boolean ring corresponding to it. The prime spectrum of a Boolean ring is a Stone space.

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History

Etymology

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