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Topological Closure


The topological closure of a set A in a topological space is the smallest closed set containing A. Closed sets are closed under arbitrary intersection, so it is also the intersection of all closed sets containing A. Equivalently, it is A together with all of its limit points.


See also

Closed Set, Sequence, Set Closure, Topology

This entry contributed by Todd Rowland

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

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