SUBBASE

Subbase

In topology, a subbase for a topological space X with topology T is a subcollection B of T which generates T, in the sense that T is the smallest topology containing B. A slightly different definition is used by some authors, and there are other useful equivalent formulations of the definition; these are discussed below.

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subbase

Noun

  1. The lowest projecting part of a baseboard, a pedestal or a similar construct.
  2. A certain subcollection of a topological space


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