Interior of a set
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
in a topological space
The set of interior points of (cf. Interior point of a set). It is usually denoted by
. Invariably,
, where
is the boundary of
. The interior of
is also equal to the union of all subsets of
that are open in the entire space. The interior of a set is sometimes known as the open kernel.
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Interior of a set. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Interior_of_a_set&oldid=14280
Interior of a set. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Interior_of_a_set&oldid=14280
This article was adapted from an original article by S.M. Sirota (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article