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Discrete Topology


The discrete topology on a set X is the topology in which every subset is an open set. This is the largest topology on X. The smallest topology has just the open sets consisting of the empty set emptyset and X, which are distinct when X is nonempty. In particular, every singleton set {x} with x in X is an open set in the discrete topology.


See also

Discrete Mathematics, Discrete Set, Topological Space

Portions of this entry contributed by Todd Rowland

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

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