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Properties of compactness are a set of topological properties that describe certain characteristics of topological spaces. These properties are particularly important in the study of continuous functions and the behavior of sequences within these spaces. One of the most fundamental properties of compactness is that every open cover of a compact space has a finite subcover. This means that if a compact space is covered by a collection of open sets, then a finite number of these open sets are sufficient to cover the entire space. This property is often referred to as the Heine-Borel theorem in the context of metric spaces. Compactness also implies several other important properties, such as sequential compactness, where every sequence has a convergent subsequence, and the property that continuous functions on compact spaces are uniformly continuous and attain their extrema. Additionally, compact spaces are often characterized by the fact that they are both sequentially compact and Hausdorff. The study of compactness is a cornerstone of general topology and has applications in various areas of mathematics, including analysis, differential geometry, and functional analysis.