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| − | In mathematics, a [[metric (mathematics)|metric space]] is said to be '''complete''' if all [[Cauchy sequences]] [[converge]]. | + | In mathematics, a [[metric (mathematics)|metric space]] is said to be '''complete''' if all [[Cauchy sequences]] [[converge]]. Any compact (closed and bounded) metric space is complete. Other examples include the [[real numbers]] (with the Archimedean metric), the [[complex numbers]], and the [[p-adic numbers]]. |
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Revision as of 03:24, June 12, 2008
In mathematics, a metric space is said to be complete if all Cauchy sequences converge. Any compact (closed and bounded) metric space is complete. Other examples include the real numbers (with the Archimedean metric), the complex numbers, and the p-adic numbers.