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Meaning of open set | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Informally, a set such that the target point of a movement by a small amount in any direction from any point in the set is still in the set; exemplified by a full circle without its boundary.
  2. A set which can be described as an (arbitrary) union of open balls. Equivalently, a set such that for every point in it, there is an open ball centered at that point, such that that open ball is contained by the set.
  3. Most generally, a member of the topology of a given topological space.

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B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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