Definition:Extremally Disconnected Space/Definition 3

Definition

A $T_2$ (Hausdorff) topological space $T = \struct {S, \tau}$ is extremally disconnected if and only if the closures of every pair of open sets which are disjoint are also disjoint.

Also see

• Equivalence of Definitions of Extremally Disconnected Space

• Results about extremally disconnected spaces can be found here.

Sources

• 1978: Lynn Arthur Steen and J. Arthur Seebach, Jr.: Counterexamples in Topology (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Part $\text I$: Basic Definitions: Section $4$: Connectedness: Disconnectedness