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countably compact set

noun Mathematics.

a set for which every cover consisting of a countable number of sets has a subcover consisting of a finite number of sets.

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Nearby words

  1. count out,
  2. count palatine,
  3. count to ten,
  4. countable,
  5. countably additive function,
  6. countback,
  7. countdown,
  8. countenance,
  9. counter,
  10. counter check
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