Exercise · ZW-DISCRETE-AND-TRIVIAL-TOPOLOGY-005 · ★★☆ Intermediate

How many topologies on \(\{1,2,3\}\) are neither the discrete nor the trivial one?

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  • D. \(27\)

Explanation

There are \(29\) topologies on a three-point set. Discarding the trivial and the discrete ones leaves \(27\).

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Review the concept: Discrete and trivial topology

The discrete topology \(\mathcal{T}_{disc}\) on a set \(X\) has the power set \(\mathcal{P}(X)\) as open sets; the trivial one \(\mathcal{T}_{triv}\), only the empty set and \(X\).

\[\mathcal{T}_{disc}=\mathcal{P}(X),\qquad \mathcal{T}_{triv}=\{\varnothing,X\}\]

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