locally compact

adjective

Of a topological space: such that, for every point of the space, there is a neighborhood of that point whose closure is compact.

Meanings

adjectivelocally compact (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsOf a topological space: such that, for every point of the space, there is a neighborhood of that point whose closure is compact.

Translations

Finnish lokaalisti kompakti, paikallisesti kompakti
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German lokalkompakt
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Icelandic staðþjappað
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Polish lokalnie zwarty
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APA

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Chicago

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