Closure of a set in a topological space

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Definition

Let [ilmath](X,\mathcal{ J })[/ilmath] be a topological space, let [ilmath]A\in\mathcal{P}(X)[/ilmath] be an arbitrary subset of [ilmath]X[/ilmath]. The closure of [ilmath]A[/ilmath], denoted [ilmath]\overline{A} [/ilmath], is defined as follows:

• [ilmath]\overline{A}:=\bigcap\{B\in\mathcal{P}(X)\ \vert\ A\subseteq B\wedge \underbrace{(X-B)\in\mathcal{J} }_{B\text{ is closed} } \}[/ilmath] - the intersection of all closed sets which contain [ilmath]A[/ilmath]
  • Recall, by definition, that a set is closed if its complement is open and that [ilmath]X-B[/ilmath] is another way of writing the complement of [ilmath]B[/ilmath] in [ilmath]X[/ilmath]

See also

• Closure, interior and boundary
  • Interior of a topological space
  • Boundary of a topological space