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Atlas.AlgebraicGeometryI.code.NoetherianCoverFinite

theorem noetherian_open_cover_finite (X : Type u_1) [TopologicalSpace X] [TopologicalSpace.NoetherianSpace X] (U : Set (Set X)) (hU : uU, IsOpen u) (hcover : ⋃₀ U = Set.univ) :
FU, F.Finite ⋃₀ F = Set.univ

Every open cover of a Noetherian topological space admits a finite subcover. This underlies the fact that a variety has a finite open affine cover.