Maximal additivity algebra of a regular outer measure

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For a regular outer measure, its Caratheodory measurability criterion defines a maximal algebra of sets on which that outer measure is finitely additive. Indeed, suppose an additive algebra contains all measurable sets and also . Given of finite outer measure, take a measurable hull of equal mass. Finite additivity splits by , and monotonicity gives . Outer subadditivity gives equality. For infinite mass that equality already follows from outer subadditivity. Thus was measurable. No sigma-finite measure assumption is necessary.

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