compact space

topological space in which from every open cover of the space, a finite cover can be extracted
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compact space

Summary

compact space has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • compact space is a type of paracompact space[2].
  • compact space is a type of locally compact space[3].
  • compact space is a type of hemicompact space[4].
  • compact space is a type of countably compact space[5].
  • compact space is a type of feebly compact space[6].
  • compact space's Commons category is recorded as Compact space[7].
  • compact space's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Compactness (mathematics)[8].
  • compact space's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9].
  • compact space's has characteristic is recorded as compactness[10].
  • compact space's has characteristic is recorded as fixed-point property[11].
  • compact space's studied by is recorded as general topology[12].
  • compact space's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].
  • compact space's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include paracompact space[2], locally compact space[3], hemicompact space[4], countably it[5], and feebly it[6].

Why It Matters

compact space has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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  1. [1] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Mynus grey · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Topic's main category Category:Compactness (mathematics)
    P14534 CompactSpace
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Mathematics
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14534]]: CompactSpace, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783013068346"
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