Sperner's lemma

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Etymology[edit]

The initial result of this kind was proved by Emanuel Sperner.

Proper noun[edit]

Sperner's lemma

  1. (mathematics) A combinatorial analog of the Brouwer fixed-point theorem, stating that every Sperner coloring of a triangulation of an n-dimensional simplex contains a cell colored with a complete set of colors.