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ham sandwich theorem

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Etymology

By analogy with cutting a sandwich having three layers (two of bread and one of ham), for the case where n=3.

Definitions

  1. A theorem stating that, given n measurable "objects" in n-dimensional Euclidean space, it…

    A theorem stating that, given n measurable "objects" in n-dimensional Euclidean space, it is possible to divide all of them in half (with respect to their measure, i.e. volume) with a single (n−1)-dimensional hyperplane.

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