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In this note we give the definitions for forms [1 CE] through [1 CH], [67 K] through [67 T], [126 G] through [126 K], Form 173, [173 A], Form 232, [232 A] through [232 G], Form 383, and [383 A] through [383 C].

Definition: Let \((X,T)\) be a topological space.

  1. \(X\) is normal if for every pair of disjoint closed sets \(A\) and \(B\), there exist disjoint open sets \(C\) and \(D\) such that \(A\subseteq C\) and \(B\subseteq D\).
  2. \(X\) satisfies Urysohn's lemma iff it satisfies: If \(A\), \(B\) are closed and disjoint in \(X\) then there exists a continuous function \(f:X\rightarrow [0,1]\) separating \(A\) and \(B\). i.e., \(A\subseteq f^{-1}(0)\) and \(B\subseteq f^{-1}(1).\)  (In the remainder of this note we shall refer to a space that satisfies Urysohn's lemma as a U space.)
  3. \(X\) satisfies the Tietze-Urysohn extension theorem iff it satisfies:
    If \(A\) is closed in \(X\) and \(f:A\rightarrow [0,1]\) is a continuous function, then there exists a continuous extension \(\bar{f}\) of \(f\) to all of \(X\) taking values in \([0,1]\).  (We shall refer to a space satisfying the Tietze-Urysohn extension theorem as a T space.)
  4. The disjoint union of the disjoint family \(\{(X_i,T_i) :i\in k\}\) of topological spaces is the set \(X=\bigcup \{X_i:i\in k\}\) such that \(O\) is open in \(X\) iff \(O\cap X_i\) is open in \(X_i\) for all \(i\in k\).
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  6. A family \(\cal{K}\) of subsets of a topological space \((X,T)\) is locally finite (respectively locally countable) iff each point of \(X\) has a neighborhood meeting only a finite number (respectively countable number) of elements of \(\cal{K}\).
  7. \(X\) is paracompact (respectively para-Lindelöf) iff \(X\) is T\(_2\) and every open cover \(\cal U\) of \(X\) has a locally finite (respectively locally countable) open refinement \(\cal V\), (that is, \(\cal V\) is a locally finite open cover of \(X\) and every member of \(\cal V\) is included in a member of \(\cal U\)).
  8. A family \(\cal{K}\) of subsets of \(X\) is point finite (respectively point countable) iff each element of \(X\) belongs to only finitely many (respectively countably many) members of \(\cal K\).
  9. \(X\) is metacompact (respectively meta-Lindelöf) iff each open cover \(\cal U\) of \(X\) has an open point finite (respectively point countable) refinement.
  10. A set \(C\subseteq\cal P(X)\) is \(\sigma\)-locally finite (respectively {\it\(\sigma\)-point finite, \(\sigma\)-disjoint, \(\sigma\)-discrete}) if \(C = \bigcup_{n\in\omega} C_n\) where each \(C_n\) is locally finite (respectively, point finite, pairwise disjoint, discrete).
  11. Assume that \(\gamma\) is a well ordered cardinal number, that is, \(\gamma\) is an initial ordinal.  A set \(C\subseteq\cal P(X)\) is \(\gamma\)-locally finite (respectively {\it\(\gamma\)-point finite, \(\gamma\)-disjoint, \(\gamma\)-discrete}) if \(C = \bigcup_{\alpha\in\gamma} C_\alpha\) where each \(C_\alpha\) is locally finite  (respectively, point finite, pairwise disjoint, discrete).
  12. An open cover \(\cal U=\{U_i:i\in k\}\) of \(X\) is shrinkable iff there exists an open cover \(\cal V=\{V_i:i\in k\}\) of non-empty sets such that \(\overline{V}_i\subseteq U_i\) for all \(i\in k\). \(\cal V\) is also called a shrinking of \(\cal U\).
  13. \(X\) is a PFCS space iff every point finite open cover of \(X\) is shrinkable.
  14. \(D\subseteq X\) is discrete if every \(x\in X\) has a neighborhood \(U\) such that \(|U\cap D|=1\). A set \(C\subseteq\cal P(X)\) is discrete if \(\forall x\in X\), there is a neighborhood \(U\) of \(x\) such that \(U\cap A\ne\emptyset\) for at most one element \(A\in C\). (Thus, \(D\subseteq X\) is discrete iff \(\{\{d\}: d\in D\}\) is discrete.)
  15. \(X\) is cwH (collectionwise Hausdorff) iff if \(X\) is T\(_2\) and for every closed and discrete subset \(D\) of \(X\) there exists a family \(U=\{U_d:d\in D\}\) of disjoint open sets such that \(d\in U_d\) for all \(d\in D\).
  16. \(X\) is cwH(\(B\)) (collectionwise Hausdorff with respect to the base \(B\)) iff if \(X\) is T\(_2\) and for every closed and discrete subset \(D\) of \(X\) there exists a family \(U=\{U_d:d\in D\}\) of disjoint open sets such that \(U\subseteq B\) and \(d\in U_d\) for all \(d\in D\).
  17. \(X\) is cwN (collectionwise normal)  if \(X\) is \(T_2\) and for every discrete \(C\) of pairwise disjoint closed subsets of \(X\), there exists a family \(U=\{U_A:A\in C\}\) of disjoint open sets such that \(A\subseteq U_A\) for all \(A\in C\). (cwN(\(B\)) is defined similarly to cwH(\(B\)) in 15.)

Howard-Rubin number: 141

Type: Definitions

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