Definition:Neighborhood (Topology)/Neighborhood defined as Open

Definition

Some authorities define a neighborhood of a set $A$ as what $\mathsf{Pr} \infty \mathsf{fWiki}$ defines as an open neighborhood:

$N_A$ is a neighborhood of $A$ if and only if $N_A$ is an open set of $T$ which itself contains $A$.

That is, in order to be a neighborhood of $A$ in $T$, $N_A$ must not only be a subset of $T$, but also be an open set of $T$.

However, this treatment is less common, and considered by many to be old-fashioned.

When the term neighborhood is used on this site, it is assumed to be not necessarily open unless so specified.

Linguistic Note

The UK English spelling of neighborhood is neighbourhood.

Sources

• 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
• 2011: John M. Lee: Introduction to Topological Manifolds (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 2$: Topological Spaces: Topologies