---
tag: 0X3EG7Y65T
kind: concept
name: Path component
aliases: [path-connected-component]
msc: [54D05]
sources:
  - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connected_space
    locator: Path connectedness
---

## Summary

A path component of a topological space is a maximal path-connected subset.
The path components form a partition of the space.