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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 [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]

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".

Neighborhood

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]

Topology definition

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