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Sierpinski, Waclaw Franciszek (1882–1969)


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Polish mathematician who made outstanding contributions to set theory, which included research on the axiom of choice and the continuum hypothesis, number theory, and topology. Two well-known fractals, the Sierpinski carpet and the Sierpinski gasket, are named after him.


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