Menger sponge

English

Etymology

First described by Karl Menger in 1926.

Noun

Menger sponge (plural Menger sponges)

An illustration of M₄, the sponge after four iterations of the construction process

1. (mathematics) A fractal curve, a three-dimensional generalization of the Cantor set and Sierpinski carpet, formed by repeated subdivision of a cube, and having infinite surface area and zero volume.