point-finite family of subsets

point-finite family of subsets

[¦pȯint ‚fī‚nīt ‚fam·lē əv ′səb‚sets]

(mathematics)

A family of subsets of a particular set, S, such that any member of S is a member of at most a finite number of these subsets.

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