Definition
A topological space is a set with a function
called the closure operator where is the power set of .
The closure operator has to satisfy the following properties for all
- (Extensivity)
- (Idempotence)
- (Preservation of binary unions)
- (Preservation of nullary unions)
If the second axiom, that of idempotence, is relaxed, then the axioms define a preclosure operator.
Read more about this topic: Kuratowski Closure Axioms
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