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Perfect Set

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perfect set [′pər·fikt ′set]
(mathematics)
A set in a topological space which equals its set of accumulation points.
Perfect Set 

a closed set without isolated points, that is, a closed set identical with the set of its limit points. The Cantor set is the classic example of a perfect set that is everywhere nondense. Any nonempty perfect set in Euclidean space has the power of the continuum.
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But instead of either of these, he saw nothing but a strange face, sunburnt, and encircled by a beard, with eyes brilliant as carbuncles, and a smile upon the mouth which displayed a perfect set of white teeth, pointed and sharp as the wolf's or jackal's.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
His mouth was large, but compressed, and possessing a great share of expression and character, and, when opened, it discovered a perfect set of short, strong, and regular teeth.
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