= Compactification (mathematics)
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In mathematics, compactification is a technique used to extend a space such that it becomes compact. Compactness is a topological property that has important implications in various areas of mathematics, particularly in analysis and topology. \#\#\# General Idea The process of compactification typically involves adding "points at infinity" or otherwise altering the topology of a space to ensure that every open cover of the space has a finite subcover.
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