Exercise · ZW-TOPOLOGY-005 · ★☆☆ Basic
The family of all subsets of \(X=\{1,2,3,4\}\) is a topology . How many open sets does it have?
Choose one option.
A \(8\) B \(15\) C \(4\) D \(16\)
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Explanation A \(4\)-element set has \(2^4=16\) subsets , counting \(\varnothing\) and \(X\).
Review the concept: Topology A topology on a set \(X\) is a family \(\mathcal{T}\) of subsets of \(X\), whose members \(U\) are called open sets , containing \(\varnothing\) and \(X\) and closed under arbitrary unions and finite intersections.
\[\varnothing,X\in\mathcal{T};\quad U_i\in\mathcal{T}\Rightarrow\bigcup_i U_i\in\mathcal{T};\quad U_1\cap U_2\in\mathcal{T}\]
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