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Compactness and Sequential Compactness Agree for Subsets of a Metric Space
corollarycor:compact-iff-sequentially-compact-metric-2026bAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, let be the collection of subsets of that are open in , which is a topology on by The Open Subsets of a Metric Space Form a Topology, and let . Then is compact in if and only if…A Sequentially Compact Subset of a Metric Space is Compact
theoremthm:sequentially-compact-implies-compact-metric-2026bAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, and let be the collection of subsets of that are open in , which is a topology on by The Open Subsets of a Metric Space Form a Topology. Let be sequentially compact in . Then is…A Sequentially Compact Subset of a Metric Space is Totally Bounded
theoremthm:sequentially-compact-implies-totally-bounded-metric-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, and let be sequentially compact in . Then for every real number there exists a finite subset such that where is the…Lebesgue Number Lemma for a Sequentially Compact Subset of a Metric Space
lemmalem:lebesgue-number-sequentially-compact-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, and let be the collection of subsets of that are open in , which is a topology on by The Open Subsets of a Metric Space Form a Topology. Let be sequentially compact in , let be a set, and let…A Compact Subset of a Metric Space is Totally Bounded
theoremthm:compact-implies-totally-bounded-metric-2026bAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, and let be the collection of subsets of that are open in , which is a topology on by The Open Subsets of a Metric Space Form a Topology. Let be compact in . Then is…Totally Bounded Subset of a Metric Space
definitiondef:totally-bounded-subset-metric-2026bAnalysisTopologyA subset of a metric space is totally bounded if for every positive radius it is covered by the open balls of that radius about the points of some finite subset of the space.A Compact Subset of a Metric Space is Sequentially Compact
corollarycor:compact-implies-sequentially-compact-metric-2026bAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, and let be the collection of subsets of that are open in , which is a topology on by The Open Subsets of a Metric Space Form a Topology. Let be compact in . Then is…Sequentially Compact Subset of a Metric Space
definitiondef:sequentially-compact-subset-metric-2026bAnalysisTopologyA subset of a metric space is sequentially compact if every sequence with terms in it has a subsequence converging to a point of it.Existence of a Sequence of Positive Real Numbers with Limit Zero
lemmalem:positive-null-sequence-real-2026aAnalysisLet denote the real numbers, with the order of the ordered field and the additive identity of the underlying field; write to mean and . Then there exists a sequence in such that for every…A Cluster Point of a Sequence in a Metric Space is the Limit of a Subsequence
theoremthm:cluster-point-subsequence-metric-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, let be a sequence in , and let be a cluster point of in . Let be a sequence in the real numbers with for every …Every Sequence in a Compact Subset of a Metric Space Has a Cluster Point There
theoremthm:compact-sequence-cluster-point-metric-2026bAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, and let be the collection of subsets of that are open in , which is a topology on by The Open Subsets of a Metric Space Form a Topology. Let be compact in , and let…Cluster Point of a Sequence in a Metric Space
definitiondef:cluster-point-sequence-metric-2026aAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, let be a sequence in indexed by the natural numbers with the order , and let . We say that is a cluster point of in if for every real number and every…Strictly Increasing Sequences of Natural Numbers Dominate Their Index
lemmalem:subsequence-index-growth-2026aAnalysisSet TheoryLet denote the natural numbers with the addition of that definition and the order , and let be a sequence in that is strictly increasing in the sense of Subsequence of a Sequence in a Set. Then for every…- Let be a set, and let be a sequence in , indexed by the natural numbers carrying the addition of that definition and the order . A sequence in is strictly increasing if for every…
Approximation Property of the Supremum and the Infimum in
lemmalem:supremum-infimum-approximation-real-2026bAnalysisEvery real number below the supremum of a set is exceeded by an element of the set, and every number above the infimum exceeds one, in strict and in epsilon form.Existence of the Infimum of a Nonempty Subset of Bounded Below
theoremthm:infimum-existence-real-2026aAnalysisLet denote the real numbers, whose order is that of an ordered field and in particular a total order. Let be nonempty and bounded below. Then has a greatest lower bound in . By…- Let be a set equipped with a total order , and let . Then has at most one least upper bound in , and at most one greatest lower bound in . Accordingly, when a least upper bound of exists it is denoted , and when a greatest lower bound…
Lower Bound and Greatest Lower Bound in a Totally Ordered Set
definitiondef:lower-bound-infimum-total-order-2026aAnalysisAlgebraLet be a set equipped with a total order , and let . An element is a lower bound for if for every . If such an exists, then is bounded below. An element is a greatest lower bound, or infimum, of if…The Squared-Distance Penalization Limit on a Compact Set
corollarycor:penalization-limit-squared-distance-2026bAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, equipped with the collection of its subsets that are open in , a topology by The Open Subsets of a Metric Space Form a Topology, and let be nonempty and compact in . Let be the set of real numbers with the addit…Limits of Penalized Maxima on a Compact Set
theoremthm:penalization-limit-compact-2026bAnalysisTopologyLet be a metric space, equipped with the collection of its subsets that are open in , a topology by The Open Subsets of a Metric Space Form a Topology, and let be nonempty and compact in . Let be the set of real numbers with the addit…