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1. • CommentRowNumber1.
   • CommentAuthorAndrew Stacey
   • CommentTimeMar 23rd 2012
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   Author: Andrew Stacey
   Format: MarkdownItexThe statement at [[compact support]] was that $f^{-1}(0)$ should be compact. I've corrected this.

   The statement at compact support was that $f^{-1}(0)$ should be compact. I’ve corrected this.

2. • CommentRowNumber2.
   • CommentAuthorUrs
   • CommentTimeMar 23rd 2012
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   Author: Urs
   Format: MarkdownItexEr, sorry. Not sure what happened there. Thanks for catching this.

   Er, sorry. Not sure what happened there. Thanks for catching this.

3. • CommentRowNumber3.
   • CommentAuthorTobyBartels
   • CommentTimeMar 24th 2012
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   Author: TobyBartels
   Format: MarkdownItexI added some generalising remarks.

   I added some generalising remarks.

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   • CommentAuthorYaron
   • CommentTimeMar 24th 2012
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   Author: Yaron
   Format: MarkdownItexIf I may ask, wouldn't it be better to define "support of a function" (as done implicitly in [[compact support]]) and "compact" separately?

   If I may ask, wouldn’t it be better to define “support of a function” (as done implicitly in compact support) and “compact” separately?

5. • CommentRowNumber5.
   • CommentAuthorTobyBartels
   • CommentTimeMar 24th 2012
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   Author: TobyBartels
   Format: MarkdownItexProbably. The general notion is more complicated than one might expect; see [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Support_%28mathematics%29). But we can put it in bit by bit as needed.

   Probably. The general notion is more complicated than one might expect; see Wikipedia. But we can put it in bit by bit as needed.