ultrafilter

English

noun
Definitions
  • A device that performs ultrafiltration.
  • (mathematics) A proper filter which has a law of dichotomy for complements.
  • (mathematics) A filter subset of a poset that is maximal as a set with respect to the definition of proper filter (proper filter).

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Prefix from English filter.

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filter

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