Definition:Closed under Mapping/Arbitrary Product

Definition
Let $\phi: X^I \to T$ be a mapping or a partial mapping, taking $I$-indexed families as arguments.

Denote with $\Dom \phi$ the domain of $\phi$ (if $\phi$ is a mapping, this is simply $X^I$).

A set $S$ is closed under $\phi$ :


 * $\forall \family {s_i}_{i \mathop \in I} \in S^I \cap \Dom \phi: \map \phi {\family {s_i}_{i \mathop \in I} } \in S$

Phrased in terms of image of a mapping, this translates to:


 * $\map \phi {S^I \cap \Dom \phi} \subseteq S$

Thus, in words, $S$ is closed under $\phi$, :


 * Whenever $\phi$ is defined for an $I$-indexed family from $S$, it maps that indexed family into $S$ again.

Also see

 * Closed Algebraic Structure, an analogous concept in abstract algebra
 * Definition:Closed for Scalar Product