Definition:Compact Space/Topology/Definition 4

Definition

A topological space $T = \struct {S, \tau}$ is compact if and only if every filter on $S$ has a limit point in $S$.

Also see

• Equivalence of Definitions of Compact Topological Space

• Results about compact spaces can be found here.

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