Stone–Čech compactification
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a universal map from a topological space X to a compact Hausdorff space βX, such that any map from X to a compact Hausdorff space factors through βX uniquely; if X is Tychonoff, then X is a dense subspace of βX
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- compactification
- Named after
- Eduard Čech
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- definition domain
- category of topological spaces
- discoverer or inventor
- Eduard Čech
- studied by
- general topology
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