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==Definition==
==Definition==

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This article defines a property that can be evaluated for a topological group (usually, a T0 topological group)
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This article gives a basic definition in the following area: topological group theory
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Definition

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A topological group is said to be compact if its underlying topological space is a compact topological space; in other words, if every open cover of the group has a finite subcover.