Borel set

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A Borel set is any set that can be formed from open (or equivalently closed) sets of a topological space through countable unions, intersections, and complements, forming the smallest σ-algebra containing all open sets.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Borel sets 5
Borel set canonical 2
Borel sigma-algebra 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mathematical concept ⓘ
measurable set (in the sense of Borel σ-algebra) ⓘ
set-theoretic notion ⓘ
appearsIn definition of Borel measure ⓘ
definition of Borel probability measure ⓘ
builtBy transfinite iterative construction from open sets ⓘ
cardinalityProperty Borel σ-algebra on ℝ has cardinality continuum ⓘ
characterizedBy belonging to the Borel σ-algebra of a topological space ⓘ
classifiedBy Borel hierarchy ⓘ
closedUnder complements ⓘ
countable intersections ⓘ
countable unions ⓘ
closureProperty closed under relative complementation within the σ-algebra ⓘ
comparedTo Lebesgue measurable set ⓘ
containsAll closed sets of the space ⓘ
open sets of the space ⓘ
definedOn topological space ⓘ
equivalentDefinition belongs to the smallest σ-algebra containing all closed sets ⓘ
example Cantor set ⓘ
any closed interval in ℝ ⓘ
any open interval in ℝ ⓘ
countable subset of ℝ ⓘ
forms σ-algebra with other Borel sets ⓘ
generalizes closed sets ⓘ
open sets ⓘ
generatedFrom closed sets of a topological space ⓘ
open sets of a topological space ⓘ
hasProperty every closed set is a Borel set ⓘ
every open set is a Borel set ⓘ
stable under countable set-theoretic operations ⓘ
inPolishSpace forms standard Borel space with its σ-algebra ⓘ
inStandardBorelSpace supports regular Borel measures ⓘ
isElementOf Borel σ-algebra ⓘ
linked to: Borel set
isSubsetOf power set of the underlying topological space ⓘ
mayBe neither open nor closed ⓘ
minimalityProperty belongs to the smallest σ-algebra containing all open sets ⓘ
namedAfter Émile Borel ⓘ
nonExample Vitali set in ℝ (not Borel under usual axioms) ⓘ
notEverySubsetIs Borel set (in uncountable Polish spaces) ⓘ
onRealLineForms Borel σ-algebra on ℝ ⓘ
relationToLebesgueMeasurable every Borel set in ℝ is Lebesgue measurable ⓘ
requires underlying topology to be specified ⓘ
roleInTopology bridge between topology and measure theory ⓘ
specialCaseOn real line ℝ with standard topology ⓘ
usedIn descriptive set theory ⓘ
measure theory ⓘ
probability theory ⓘ
real analysis ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

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Émile Borel → notableWork → Borel set ⓘ
Émile Borel → notableWork → Borel sigma-algebra ⓘ
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measure theory → usesConcept → Borel sets ⓘ
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Littlewood’s three principles of real analysis → relatedConcept → Borel sets ⓘ
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Borel set → isElementOf → Borel σ-algebra ⓘ
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Lusin–Souslin theorem → appliesTo → Borel sets ⓘ
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Baire space ω^ω → isUsedToCode → Borel sets ⓘ
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Lévy–Prokhorov metric → involves → Borel sigma-algebra ⓘ
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Calcul des probabilités → hasKeyConcept → Borel sets ⓘ
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