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Definition df-top 23060
Description: Define the class of topologies. It is a proper class (see topnex 23162). See istopg 23061 and istop2g 23062 for the corresponding characterizations, using respectively binary intersections like in this definition and nonempty finite intersections.

The final form of the definition is due to Bourbaki (Def. 1 of [BourbakiTop1] p. I.1), while the idea of defining a topology in terms of its open sets is due to Aleksandrov. For the convoluted history of the definitions of these notions, see

Gregory H. Moore, The emergence of open sets, closed sets, and limit points in analysis and topology, Historia Mathematica 35 (2008) 220--241.

(Contributed by NM, 3-Mar-2006.) (Revised by BJ, 20-Oct-2018.)

Assertion
Ref Expression
df-top Top = {𝑥 ∣ (∀𝑦 ∈ 𝒫 𝑥 𝑦𝑥 ∧ ∀𝑦𝑥𝑧𝑥 (𝑦𝑧) ∈ 𝑥)}
Distinct variable group:   𝑥,𝑦,𝑧

Detailed syntax breakdown of Definition df-top
StepHypRef Expression
1 ctop 23059 . 2 class Top
2 vy . . . . . . . 8 setvar 𝑦
32cv 1569 . . . . . . 7 class 𝑦
43cuni 4872 . . . . . 6 class 𝑦
5 vx . . . . . . 7 setvar 𝑥
65cv 1569 . . . . . 6 class 𝑥
74, 6wcel 2143 . . . . 5 wff 𝑦𝑥
86cpw 4562 . . . . 5 class 𝒫 𝑥
97, 2, 8wral 3079 . . . 4 wff 𝑦 ∈ 𝒫 𝑥 𝑦𝑥
10 vz . . . . . . . . 9 setvar 𝑧
1110cv 1569 . . . . . . . 8 class 𝑧
123, 11cin 3904 . . . . . . 7 class (𝑦𝑧)
1312, 6wcel 2143 . . . . . 6 wff (𝑦𝑧) ∈ 𝑥
1413, 10, 6wral 3079 . . . . 5 wff 𝑧𝑥 (𝑦𝑧) ∈ 𝑥
1514, 2, 6wral 3079 . . . 4 wff 𝑦𝑥𝑧𝑥 (𝑦𝑧) ∈ 𝑥
169, 15wa 400 . . 3 wff (∀𝑦 ∈ 𝒫 𝑥 𝑦𝑥 ∧ ∀𝑦𝑥𝑧𝑥 (𝑦𝑧) ∈ 𝑥)
1716, 5cab 2741 . 2 class {𝑥 ∣ (∀𝑦 ∈ 𝒫 𝑥 𝑦𝑥 ∧ ∀𝑦𝑥𝑧𝑥 (𝑦𝑧) ∈ 𝑥)}
181, 17wceq 1570 1 wff Top = {𝑥 ∣ (∀𝑦 ∈ 𝒫 𝑥 𝑦𝑥 ∧ ∀𝑦𝑥𝑧𝑥 (𝑦𝑧) ∈ 𝑥)}
Colors of variables:    wff setvar class
This definition is used by:  istopg  23061
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