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upper semi-continuous

upper semi-continuous adjective: such that, for each fixed number, the subspace of points whose images are at least that number is closed.

Adjective

upper semi-continuous (not comparable)

  1. Such that, for each fixed number, the subspace of points whose images are at least that number is closed.
  2. Such that for each fixed point x there is some neighborhood whose image's limit superior is x's image.

Forms of upper semi-continuous

alternative formupper semicontinuous

Questions about upper semi-continuous

What does upper semi-continuous mean?
Upper semi-continuous means such that, for each fixed number, the subspace of points whose images are at least that number is closed.
What part of speech is upper semi-continuous?
Upper semi-continuous is an adjective.

Words near upper semi-continuous in the dictionary

  1. Upper Saxon
  2. Upper Saxon German
  3. Upper Scamander
  4. upper school
  5. upper schools
  6. upper semi-continuous
  7. upper semicontinuous
  8. upper set
  9. upper sets
  10. Upper Siang
  11. Upper Sibatang

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