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Clopen set

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A clopen set is a subset that is both open and closed.

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In topology, a set is called **clopen** if it is both **closed** and **open**. To understand this concept, we need to clarify what it means for a set to be open and closed: 1. A set \( U \) in a topological space is **open** if, for every point \( x \) in \( U \), there exists a neighborhood of \( x \) that is entirely contained within \( U \).
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