##  [Eilenberg Swindle](/eilenberg-swindle) 

  ##  [Eilenberg Swindle](https://puremath.quantumdictionary.io/eilenberg-swindle-0) 

  

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Definition

An argument that uses infinite direct sums or countably infinite stabilization to force cancellation phenomena in algebraic or topological categories, producing isomorphisms or triviality of classes that fail to cancel finitely.