ultrafilter

noun

Etymology

From ultra- + filter.

  1. derived from *felt
  2. derived from *filtir
  3. derived from filtrum
  4. inherited from filtre
  5. prefixed as ultrafilter — “ultra + filter

Definitions

  1. A device that performs ultrafiltration.

  2. A proper filter which has a law of dichotomy for complements.

  3. A filter (subset of a poset) that is maximal as a set with respect to the definition of…

    A filter (subset of a poset) that is maximal as a set with respect to the definition of proper filter.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. To filter by ultrafiltration.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for ultrafilter. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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