Exercise · ZW-TOPOLOGICAL-SPACE-008 · ★★☆ Intermediate
Among the topologies on \(\{1,2\}\), in how many is the set \(\{1\}\) open?
Choose one option.
A \(1\) B \(3\) C \(4\) D \(2\)
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Explanation There are 4 topologies on \(\{1,2\}\): the trivial one, the one adding \(\{1\}\), the one adding \(\{2\}\) and the discrete one. \(\{1\}\) is open only in the one adding it and in the discrete one.
A topological space is a set \(X\) together with a topology \(\mathcal{T}\) on it; the members of \(\mathcal{T}\) are its open sets \(U\).
\[(X,\mathcal{T}),\qquad U\text{ open}\iff U\in\mathcal{T}\]
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