metacompact
Of a topological space: such that every open cover has a point finite open refinementOf a topological space: such that every open cover has a point finite open refinement. That is, given any open cover of the topological space, there is a refinement which is again an open cover with the property that every point is contained only in finitely many sets of the refining cover.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Of a topological space: such that every open cover has a point finite open refinement. That is, given any open cover of the topological space, there is a refinement which is again an open cover with the property that every point is contained only in finitely many sets of the refining cover.
Origin
From meta- + compact.From meta- + compact.
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1 related wordsDerivedmetacompactness