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para- +‎ compact

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paracompact (not comparable)

  1. (mathematics, of a topological space) In which every open cover admits an open locally finite refinement.

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From para- +‎ compact.

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paracompact (feminine paracompacte, masculine plural paracompacts, feminine plural paracompactes)

  1. (topology) paracompact

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