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Lindelöf space

Lindelöf space noun: a topological space such that any open cover of the space has a countable subcover.

Noun

Lindelöf space (plural Lindelöf spaces)

  1. A topological space such that any open cover of the space has a countable subcover.

Forms of Lindelöf space

pluralLindelöf spaces

Origin of Lindelöf space

Named for the Finnish mathematician Ernst Leonard Lindelöf.

Questions about Lindelöf space

What does Lindelöf space mean?
Lindelöf space means a topological space such that any open cover of the space has a countable subcover.
What part of speech is Lindelöf space?
Lindelöf space is a noun.
What is the plural of Lindelöf space?
The plural of Lindelöf space is Lindelöf spaces.

Words near Lindelöf space in the dictionary

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

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