Baire space

noun

A topological space such that every intersection of a countable collection of open dense sets in the space is also dense.

Meanings

nounBaire space (plural Baire spaces)

plural Baire spaces

  1. A topological space such that every intersection of a countable collection of open dense sets in the space is also dense.

Origin

Introduced by René-Louis Baire.

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