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Open/closed sets, limit points, closure, interior

Why this is asked: Sets can be both open and closed, or neither. Know which operations preserve openness (arbitrary unions, finite intersections) and the standard ℚ examples.

Open and closed sets, closure, interior, boundary

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“An arbitrary intersection of open sets is open” — false

n1(1/n_{n\ge1}(-1/n, 1/n) = {0}

Only finite intersections preserve openness.

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Let A,BRA, B \subseteq \mathbb{R}. Which of the following always hold?

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