Paracompact Hausdorff space

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Definition

A topological space is termed paracompact Hausdorff if it satisfies the following equivalent conditions:

• It is paracompact and Hausdorff
• Given any open cover of the space, there is a partition of unity subordinate to that open cover; in other words, there is a partition of unity such that the support of each function is contained in some set of that open cover

The second definition is the one used in algebraic topology.

Relation with other properties

Stronger properties

• Compact Hausdorff space
• Polyhedron
• CW-space
• Manifold

Weaker properties

• Normal space