Closed Intervals form Neighborhood Basis in Real Number Line

Theorem
Let $\R$ be the real number line with the usual (Euclidean) metric.

Let $a \in \R$ be a point in $\R$.

Let $\BB_a$ be defined as:
 * $\BB_a := \set {\closedint {a - \epsilon} {a + \epsilon}: \epsilon \in \R_{>0} }$

that is, the set of all closed intervals of $\R$ with $a$ as a midpoint.

Then $\BB_a$ is a basis for the neighborhood system of $a$.

Proof
Let $N$ be a neighborhood of $a$ in $M$.

Then by definition:
 * $\exists \epsilon' \in \R_{>0}: \map {B_{\epsilon'} } a \subseteq N$

where $\map {B_{\epsilon'} } a$ is the open $\epsilon'$-ball at $a$.

From Open Ball in Real Number Line is Open Interval:
 * $\map {B_{\epsilon'} } a = \openint {a - \epsilon'} {a + \epsilon'}$

Let $\epsilon \in \R_{>0}: \epsilon < \epsilon'$.

Then by definition of closed interval and open interval:
 * $\closedint {a - \epsilon} {a + \epsilon} \subseteq \openint {a - \epsilon'} {a + \epsilon'}$

From Subset Relation is Transitive:
 * $\closedint {a - \epsilon} {a + \epsilon} \subseteq N$

Also by definition of closed interval and open interval:
 * $\openint {a - \epsilon} {a + \epsilon} \subseteq \closedint {a - \epsilon} {a + \epsilon}$

From Open Real Interval is Open Ball, $\openint {a - \epsilon} {a + \epsilon}$ is the open $\epsilon$-ball at $a$.

Thus by definition, $\closedint {a - \epsilon} {a + \epsilon}$ is a neighborhood of $a$ in $M$.

Hence there exists a neighborhood $\closedint {a - \epsilon} {a + \epsilon}$ of $a$ which is a subset of $N$.

Hence the result by definition of basis for the neighborhood system of $a$.