Exercise · ZW-DISCRETE-AND-TRIVIAL-TOPOLOGY-010 · ★★★ Advanced
When do the discrete and the trivial topologies on a set \(X\) coincide?
Choose one option.
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- A. When \(X\) has at most one element
Explanation
If \(X\) has two or more points, a singleton is open in the discrete topology but not in the trivial one. With \(X=\varnothing\) or a single point, both families are equal.
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 \(X\).
\[\mathcal{T}_{disc}=\mathcal{P}(X),\qquad \mathcal{T}_{triv}=\{\varnothing,X\}\]
More practice problems: discrete and trivial topology
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- ZW-DISCRETE-AND-TRIVIAL-TOPOLOGY-003 Let X=\a,b,c\. In which topology is the set \b\ open?
- ZW-DISCRETE-AND-TRIVIAL-TOPOLOGY-004 On X=\1,2,3\, which family is the discrete topology?
- ZW-DISCRETE-AND-TRIVIAL-TOPOLOGY-005 How many topologies on \1,2,3\ are neither the discrete nor the trivial one?
- ZW-DISCRETE-AND-TRIVIAL-TOPOLOGY-006 In the discrete topology on \1,2,3\, how many open sets contain the point 1?
- ZW-DISCRETE-AND-TRIVIAL-TOPOLOGY-007 In the trivial topology on \1,2,3\, how many open sets contain the point 1?
- ZW-DISCRETE-AND-TRIVIAL-TOPOLOGY-008 Let T=\∅,X,\1\,\1,2\\ on X=\1,2,3\. How many sets are open in the discrete topology but not in T?