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Homotopical characterization of CW complexes

Let $X$ be a compact metrizable topological space of covering dimension $n\leq 3$. Is it possible to give a necessary and sufficient condition for $X$ to be a CW complex in terms of the homotopy types ...
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Is there a notion of "locally flat" for CW complexes?

A submanifold $X^n\subset Y^m$ is locally flat if each point $x\in X$ has a neighborhood $U\subset Y$ so that $(U,U\cap X)\simeq (\Bbb R^m, \Bbb R^n)$ with the standard embedding $\Bbb R^n\...
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