Thread
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
of an inverse spectrum 
A system 
of points 
(one point from every 
), that is, a point of the product 
of the sets 
, such that 
whenever 
.
Comments
The sets of threads of an inverse spectrum (or projective system, or inverse system) is called the (projective, inverse) limit of that spectrum (see the editorial comments to Limit).
References
| [a1] | R. Engelking, "General topology" , Heldermann (1989) |
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Thread. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Thread&oldid=13432
Thread. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Thread&oldid=13432
This article was adapted from an original article by B.A. Pasynkov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article