Definition
A topology is a pair (X,Σ) consisting of a set X and a collection Σ of subsets of X, called open sets, satisfying the following three axioms:
- The union of open sets is an open set.
- The finite intersection of open sets is an open set.
- X and the empty set ∅ are open sets.
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