Helly’s Theorem

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In a family of convex sets in the Euclidean plane, if the intersection of each triple is non-empty, then the intersection of the whole collection is non-empty.

Discovered by Austrian mathematician Eduard Helly in 1913.

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Published on July 23, 2025 23:01
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