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equidecomposable

Definitions

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  • adjective geometry Capable of being decomposed into a number of pieces that can be reassembled into either of the two.

Etymologies

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equi- +‎ decomposable

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Examples

  • Hausdorff paradox: There exists a countable subset C of the sphere S such that SC is equidecomposable with two copies of itself.

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