Definition:Hausdorff Space/Definition 3

Definition
Let $T = \left({S, \tau}\right)$ be a topological space.

$\left({S, \tau}\right)$ is a Hausdorff space or $T_2$ space :
 * $\exists N_x, N_y \subseteq S: \exists U, V \in \tau: x \subseteq U \subseteq N_x, y \subseteq V \subseteq N_y: N_x \cap N_y = \varnothing$

That is:
 * for any two distinct elements $x, y \in S$ there exist disjoint open sets $U, V \in \tau$ containing $x$ and $y$ respectively.

That is:
 * $\left({S, \tau}\right)$ is a $T_2$ space every two elements in $S$ are separated by neighborhoods.

Also see

 * Equivalence of Definitions of $T_2$ Space