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metrizable (Definition)

A topological space $(X,\mathcal{T})$ is said to be metrizable if there is a metric $d\colon X\to [0,\infty)$ such that the topology induced by $d$ is $\mathcal{T}$




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See Also: metric, Urysohn metrization theorem, categories of Polish groups and Polish spaces

Other names:  metrization, metrizable space
Keywords:  topology
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Cross-references: induced, metric, topological space
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This is version 2 of metrizable, born on 2002-01-22, modified 2004-11-13.
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AMS MSC54-00 (General topology :: General reference works )
 55-00 (Algebraic topology :: General reference works )
 22-00 (Topological groups, Lie groups :: General reference works )

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