Open set
From Maths
Here [math](X,d)[/math] denotes a metric space, and [math]B_r(x)[/math] the open ball centred at [math]x[/math] of radius [math]r[/math]
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Metric Space definition
"A set [math]U[/math] is open if it is a neighborhood to all of its points"[1] and neighborhood is as you'd expect, "a small area around".
Neighbourhood
A set [math]N[/math] is a neighborhood to [math]a\in X[/math] if [math]\exists\delta>0:B_\delta(a)\subset N[/math]
That is if we can puff up any open ball about [ilmath]x[/ilmath] that is entirely contained in [ilmath]N[/ilmath]
Topology definition
In a topological space the elements of the topology are defined to be open sets
Neighbourhood
A subset [ilmath]N[/ilmath] of a Topological space [ilmath](X,\mathcal{J})[/ilmath] is a neighbourhood of [ilmath]p[/ilmath][2] if:
- [math]\exists U\in\mathcal{J}:p\in U\wedge U\subset N[/math]
