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Accumulation Points#

Definition: Accumulation Point

Let \(X\) be a topological space and let \(S\) be a subset of \(X\).

We say that \(p \in X\) is an accumulation point / limit point / cluster point of \(S\) if every neighborhood \(N\) of \(p\) contains at least one point of \(S\) which is different from \(p\):

\[\exists p' \in S \text{ with } p' \in N \text{ and } p' \ne p\]

Theorem: Closedness and Accumulation Points

Let \((X, \tau)\) be a topological space.

A subset \(S \subseteq X\) is closed if and only if it contains all of its accumulation points.

Proof

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