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Lindelöf covering theorem

Lindelöf covering theorem proper noun: a theorem which states that for any open covering of some given set in Euclidean n-space there is an open subcovering (of that same set) which is countable.

Proper noun

Lindelöf covering theorem

  1. A theorem which states that for any open covering of some given set in Euclidean n-space there is an open subcovering (of that same set) which is countable.

Origin of Lindelöf covering theorem

Named after Ernst Leonard Lindelöf (1870–1946), a Finnish mathematician.

Questions about Lindelöf covering theorem

What does Lindelöf covering theorem mean?
Lindelöf covering theorem means a theorem which states that for any open covering of some given set in Euclidean n-space there is an open subcovering (of that same set) which is countable.
What part of speech is Lindelöf covering theorem?
Lindelöf covering theorem is a proper noun.

Words near Lindelöf covering theorem in the dictionary

  1. Linde
  2. Lindell
  3. Lindells
  4. Lindelof
  5. Lindelöf
  6. Lindelöf covering theorem
  7. Lindelöf space
  8. Lindelöf spaces
  9. Lindeman
  10. Lindemann
  11. Lindemann-Weierstrass theorem

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