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Compact object (mathematics)

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A compact object (mathematics) is an object whose represented Hom functor preserves filtered colimits. This preservation condition differs from the extra right-adjoint property defining a tiny object.

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In mathematics, particularly in the field of topology, a **compact object** refers to a space that is compact in the topological sense. A topological space is said to be compact if every open cover of the space has a finite subcover.
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