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Lindelöf covering theorem
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English
Etymology
Named after Ernst Leonard Lindelöf (1870–1946), a Finnish mathematician.
Proper noun
en topology 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.
References
Tom M. Apostol Mathematical Analysis : A Modern Approach to Advanced Calculus Reading, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc. 1960 54 §3-7 LCCN 57008707 1957
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