Cover (topology)

Cover (topology)

In mathematics, a cover of a set X is a collection of sets whose union contains X as a subset. Formally, if

is an indexed family of sets Uα, then C is a cover of X if

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Famous quotes containing the word cover:

    Laid out for death, let thy last kindness be
    With leaves and moss-work for to cover me:
    And while the wood-nymphs my cold corpse inter,
    Sing thou my dirge, sweet-warbling chorister!
    For epitaph, in foliage, next write this:
    Here, here the tomb of Robin Herrick is.
    Robert Herrick (1591–1674)