"long line" meaning in English

See long line in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

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  1. (mathematics) A topological space, constructed by stringing together an uncountable number of intervals, which is "longer" than the real line. Wikipedia link: Long line (topology) Synonyms: Alexandroff line Translations (Translations): recta larga (Spanish)
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