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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>
 
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>
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==Topology definition==
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In a [[Topological space|topological space]] the elements of the topology are defined to be open sets

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Here (X,d) denotes a metric space, and Br(x) the open ball centred at x of radius r

Metric Space definition

"A set U is open if it is a neighborhood to all of its points"[1] and neighborhood is as you'd expect, "a small area around".

Neighborhood

A set N is a neighborhood to aX if δ>0:Bδ(a)N

Topology definition

In a topological space the elements of the topology are defined to be open sets
  1. Jump up Bert Mendelson, Introduction to Topology - definition 6.1, page 52