 Proximality (source code)

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= Proximality

= Proximal
{synonym}

In a compact <metric space> with a <continuous map> $T$, points $x,y$ are <proximal> if
$$
\inf_{n\geq0}d(T^n x,T^n y)=0.
$$
This property is independent of the <compatible metric>. If $T$ is injective and $x\ne y$, arbitrarily small <proximal> distances must occur at arbitrarily large times, since each finite collection of distances is strictly positive. <Proximal> points need not be equal or have dense <orbits>.

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