Base (topology)
In mathematics, a base (or basis) B for a topological space X with topology T is a collection of open sets in T such that every open set in T can be written as a union of elements of B. We say that the base generates the topology T. Bases are useful because many properties of topologies can be reduced to statements about a base generating that topology, and because many topologies are most easily defined in terms of a base which generates them.
Read more about Base (topology): Simple Properties of Bases, Objects Defined in Terms of Bases, Theorems, Base For The Closed Sets, Weight and Character
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“Do not gain basely; base gain is equal to ruin.”
—Hesiod (c. 8th century B.C.)