Stone Representation Theorem

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Mathematics & Logic Dictionary
Definition
The theorem stating that every Boolean algebra is isomorphic to an algebra of sets: concretely, it is isomorphic to the algebra of clopen (simultaneously closed and open) subsets of a compact, totally disconnected Hausdorff topological space (the Stone space of the algebra).

Stone Representation Theorem

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Pure Mathematics Dictionary
Definition
A theorem establishing a dual equivalence between the category of Boolean algebras and the category of zero-dimensional compact Hausdorff spaces (Stone spaces) by representing each Boolean algebra as the algebra of clopen subsets of a canonical compact space of ultrafilters.