Phrase guide

open set

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Informally, a set such that the target point of a movement by a small amount in any direction from any point in the set is still in the set; exemplified by a full circle without its boundary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences, topology

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Meaning 2

A set which can be described as an (arbitrary) union of open balls. Equivalently, a set such that for every point in it, there is an open ball centered at that point, such that that open ball is contained by the set.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: restricted to metric spaces

Topics: mathematical-analysis, mathematics, sciences, topology

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Meaning 3

Most generally, a member of the topology of a given topological space.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences, topology

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 開集 /开集 (kāijí) — the set of all interior points
  • Dutch: open verzameling — the set of all interior points
  • Finnish: avoin joukko — the set of all interior points
  • French: ouvert — the set of all interior points
  • French: ensemble ouvert — the set of all interior points
  • German: offene Menge — the set of all interior points
  • Greek: ανοικτό σύνολο (anoiktó sýnolo) — the set of all interior points
  • Hebrew: קבוצה פתוחה (kvutzá ptukhá) — the set of all interior points
  • Japanese: 開集合 (kaishūgō) — the set of all interior points
  • Macedonian: отворено множество (otvoreno množestvo) — the set of all interior points
  • Polish: zbiór otwarty — the set of all interior points
  • Russian: откры́тое мно́жество (otkrýtoje mnóžestvo) — the set of all interior points
  • Swedish: öppen mängd — the set of all interior points