General topology is the branch of topology dealing with the basic set-theoretic definitions and constructions used in topology. [16][17] It is the foundation of most other branches of topology, including differential topology, geometric topology, and algebraic topology.
General topology overlaps with another important area of topology called algebraic topology. These areas of specialization form the two major subdisciplines of topology that developed during its relatively modern history.
Topology can be divided into algebraic topology (which includes combinatorial topology), differential topology, and low-dimensional topology. The low-level language of topology, which is not really considered a separate "branch" of topology, is known as point-set topology.
The branch of topology that deals with the fundamental set-theoretic concepts and constructions used throughout topology are known as general topology. Many other branches of topology, such as geometric topology, differential topology, and algebraic topology, are built on it.
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Functions and topology. If we broaden our test targets beyond R, the space of continuous functions on X uniquely determines its topology. As a simple example, let Z = f0; 1g with the topology where f1g is open but not f0g is not. Then A is open i A is continuous. This shows:
This is because the standard topology is strictly finer than the finite complement topology, i.e. the standard topology has strictly more open sets than the finite complement topology.