Nowhere dense set

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In general topology, a nowhere dense set in a topological space is a set whose closure has empty interior.

An infinite Cartesian product of non-empty non-compact spaces has the property that every compact subset is nowhere dense.

References

  • J.L. Kelley (1955). General topology. van Nostrand, 145.