Point-finite collection
In mathematics, a collection or family U {\displaystyle {\mathcal {U}}} of subsets of a topological space X {\displaystyle X} is said to be point-finite if every point of X {\displaystyle X} lies in only finitely many members of U . {\displaystyle {\mathcal {U}}.} A metacompact space is a topological space in which every open cover admits a point-finite open refinement.