axiom of countability: Meaning and Definition of

ax'iom of countabil'ity

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— Math. Math.
  1. the property satisfied by a topological space in which the neighborhood system of each point has a base consisting of a countable number of neighborhoodsor the property satisfied by a topological space that has a base for its topology consisting of a countable number of subsets of the space
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