Definition:Continuous Mapping (Topology)/Everywhere/Pointwise

Definition

Let $T_1 = \struct {S_1, \tau_1}$ and $T_2 = \struct {S_2, \tau_2}$ be topological spaces.

Let $f: S_1 \to S_2$ be a mapping from $S_1$ to $S_2$.

The mapping $f$ is continuous everywhere (or simply continuous) if and only if $f$ is continuous at every point $x \in S_1$.

Also known as

If it is necessary to distinguish between multiple topologies on the same set, then the terminology $\tuple {\tau_1, \tau_2}$-continuous can be used to define a continuous mapping.

Also see

• Equivalence of Definitions of Everywhere Continuous Mapping between Topological Spaces

Sources

• 1975: W.A. Sutherland: Introduction to Metric and Topological Spaces ... (previous) ... (next): $3$: Continuity generalized: topological spaces: $3.1$: Topological Spaces: Definition $3.1.3$
• 1978: Lynn Arthur Steen and J. Arthur Seebach, Jr.: Counterexamples in Topology (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Part $\text I$: Basic Definitions: Section $1$: General Introduction: Functions
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): continuous function (continuous mapping)
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): continuous function (continuous mapping, continuous map)