Heine-Borel theorem: Meaning and Definition of

Hei'ne-Bo•rel' the"orem

Pronunciation: (hī'nu-bô-rel', -bu-), [key]
— Math. Math.
  1. the theorem that in a metric space every covering consisting of open sets that covers a closed and compact set has a finite collection of subsets that covers the given set. Also called
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