Relatively compact subspace
= Relatively compact subspace
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A relatively compact subspace (or relatively compact set) is a concept from topology, specifically in the context of metric spaces or more generally in topological spaces. A subset \\( A \\) of a topological space \\( X \\) is said to be relatively compact if its closure, denoted by \\( \\overline\{A\} \\), is compact.