Abstract
A topological space is a set X of elements together with a distinguished class of subsets called open sets satisfying the following axioms:
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(i)
X and Ø are open sets;
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(ii)
arbitrary unions of open sets are open;
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(iii)
finite intersections of open sets are open.
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Whyburn, G., Duda, E. (1979). Spaces. In: Dynamic Topology. Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6262-3_2
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