Lebesgue's number lemma

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In topology, Lebesgue's number lemma states

If the metric space X is compact and an open cover of X is given, then there exists a number δ > 0 such that every subset of X of diameter < δ is contained in some member of the cover. The number δ is called the Lebesgue Number of this cover for X.


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