 ##  [CW Complex](/cw-complex) 

  ##  [CW Complex](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/cw-complex-0) 

  
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**Mathematics &amp; Logic Dictionary**

 
Definition

A topological space constructed inductively by attaching n-dimensional cells (homeomorphic to open n-balls) to the n−1 skeleton via attaching maps from the bounding (n−1)-spheres, equipped with the weak topology from the cell attachments and satisfying closure-finiteness.