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#28341 05/04/2001 10:56 AM

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Bean

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Bean

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How about this?

A space X is compact if each covering by open sets contains finitely many open sets which cover.

You see, this is a slippery slope. I used to know what "covering" means and how you "cover" a space, but no longer. Sorry. If I look that up there will be something else which I need to look up...

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Compactified?! Aaargh! Max Quordlepleen 05/04/2001 10:16 AM

Re: Compactified?! Aaargh! Bean 05/04/2001 10:52 AM

Re: Compactified?! Aaargh! Max Quordlepleen 05/04/2001 11:12 AM

Re: Compactified?! Aaargh! Bean 05/04/2001 11:57 AM

That's compact to you. belligerentyouth 05/04/2001 12:50 PM

Re: Come, come, come, people Faldage 05/04/2001 1:23 PM

Re: That's compact to you. Bean 05/04/2001 1:24 PM

Re: That's compact to you. Bobyoungbalt 05/07/2001 8:27 PM

Re: That's compact to you. wwh 05/07/2001 10:25 PM

Re: That's compact to you. Jackie 05/08/2001 1:17 AM

Re: Compactified?! Aaargh! Sparteye 05/04/2001 1:37 PM

Re: Compactified?! Aaargh! Rouspeteur 05/04/2001 4:15 PM

Re: Compactified?! Aaargh! wwh 05/04/2001 5:01 PM

Re: Compactified?! Aaargh! wow 05/04/2001 6:11 PM

Re: Compactified?! Aaargh! wwh 05/04/2001 6:26 PM

Re: Compactified?! Aaargh! Capital Kiwi 05/04/2001 8:08 PM

Re: Compactified?! Aaargh! Bean 05/04/2001 10:56 AM

Re: Compactified?! Aaargh! emanuela 05/05/2001 5:29 AM

Re: Compactified?! Aaargh! musick 05/04/2001 8:25 PM

Re: Compactified?! Aaargh! Max Quordlepleen 05/04/2001 9:11 PM

Re: Compactified?! Aaargh! musick 05/04/2001 10:03 PM

Re: Compactified?! Aaargh! tsuwm 05/04/2001 11:02 PM

Re: Compactified?! Aaargh! musick 05/05/2001 1:10 PM

Re: Compactified?! Aaargh! Bean 05/07/2001 10:29 AM

Re: Compactified?! Aaargh! wow 05/07/2001 8:00 PM

speaking of jargon..... Anonymous 05/09/2001 2:11 PM

Re: speaking of argot tsuwm 05/09/2001 2:20 PM

Re: speaking of argot Bobyoungbalt 05/09/2001 6:38 PM

Re: speaking of jargon..... rodward 05/09/2001 3:16 PM

Re: speaking of jargon..... Anonymous 05/09/2001 6:19 PM

Re: speaking of jargon..... rodward 05/10/2001 6:24 AM

Re: Journalese?! Aaargh! NicholasW 05/08/2001 8:31 AM

Re: Compactified? Aah! NicholasW 05/08/2001 8:52 AM

Re: Compactified? Aah! Max Quordlepleen 05/08/2001 9:20 AM

Re: Compactified? Aah! belligerentyouth 05/09/2001 12:45 PM

Re: Compactified? Aah! emanuela 05/09/2001 2:42 PM

Re: Compactified? Aah! Bean 05/10/2001 11:31 AM

Re: Compactified? Aah! belligerentyouth 05/10/2001 12:49 PM

Lay misuse of scientific terms AnnaStrophic 05/10/2001 2:09 PM

Re: Science guys AnnaStrophic 05/10/2001 2:14 PM

Re: Science guys Bean 05/10/2001 3:51 PM

Re: Compactified? Aah! Bean 05/08/2001 10:43 AM

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