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Heine-Borel theorem
[ hahy-nuh-baw-rel, -buh- ]
/ ˈhaɪ nə bɔˈrɛl, -bə- /
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noun Mathematics.
the theorem that in a metric space every covering consisting of open sets that covers a closed and compact set has a finite collection of subsets that covers the given set.
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Also called Borel-Lebesque theorem.
Origin of Heine-Borel theorem
Named after Eduard Heine (1821–81), German mathematician and Émile Borel (1871–1956), French mathematician
Words nearby Heine-Borel theorem
Heimlich, Heimlich maneuver, Heimlich manoeuvre, Heimskringla, Heine, Heine-Borel theorem, Heine-Medin disease, heinie, Heinkel, Heinlein, heinous
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