# Sierpinski carpet

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A plane fractal, a generalization of the Cantor set to two dimensions, formed by repeated subdivision of a square.

## Etymology
First described by Wacław Sierpiński in 1916.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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