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Discrete Topology


A topology is given by a collection of subsets of a topological space X. The smallest topology has two open sets, the empty set emptyset and X. The largest topology contains all subsets as open sets, and is called the discrete topology. In particular, every point in X is an open set in the discrete topology.


See also

Discrete Mathematics, Discrete Set, Topological Space

This entry contributed by Todd Rowland

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Rowland, Todd. "Discrete Topology." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource, created by Eric W. Weisstein. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/DiscreteTopology.html

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