Heine-Borel theorem

[ hahy-nuh-baw-rel, -buh- ]
nounMathematics.

  1. 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.

Origin of Heine-Borel theorem

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Named after Eduard Heine (1821–81), German mathematician and Émile Borel (1871–1956), French mathematician
  • Also called Borel-Lebesque theorem.

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